Journey To The Safest Place On Earth

Name: Journey To The Safest Place On Earth
Director: Edgar Hagen
Released: 2013

Edgar Hagen 2013

Charles McCombie has been leading the search for a safe nuclear waste disposal for 35 years. His quest takes him from the deserts of Nevada to the Swiss mountains, Australia, the Gobi desert & a small community in Sweden where people are voting about living on a nuclear disposal. Edgar Hagen examines the limitations and contradictions of this global quest.

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Running Time:

100 min.

Spoken Languages:

Chinese, English, German, Japanese

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Edgar Hagen

Producers:

Hercli Bundi

Cinematographers:

Peter Indergand

Editors:

Edgar Hagen, Paul-Michael Sedlacek

Production Companies:

Mira Film GmbH

Ecology, Environment

Globalization

Politics

Press

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Impressive
Vice Greece

We are even more stupid than I thought.

Festival Participation

DokLeipzig
Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Dokufest
Doxa Festival
Environmental Film Festival

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