Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island
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| Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island | |
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| Directed by | Heidi Hutner |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production locations | Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, US |
| Cinematography | Martijn Hart |
| Editor | Simeon Hutner |
| Running time | 76 minutes |
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| Release | 2023 |
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is 2023 Documentary film about the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and its aftermath.[1] The film is based on the stories of four women who take their community's case against the plant operator to the Supreme Court.[2][3] The documentary is directed and co-written by Heidi Hutner and features a cast including Jane Fonda, Joanne Doroshow, Joyce Corradi, Beth Drazba, Paula Kinney, and Linda Braasch.[2] It received the Audience Pick Best Documentary award at the Dances With Films Festival,[4] NYC; Best Director and Best Documentary at the First Frame International Film Festival,[5] NYC; and Best Investigative Documentary at the International Uranium Film Festival.[6]
Reception
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island has been praised for its impactful message.[9] CounterPunch praised the film and concluded, "A great woman filmmaker is born. "[10] while Film Threat "encouraged every American to watch this wonderful and engrossing documentary. Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is a powerful piece, and its story needs to be told.[11]" Another review, although conceding that "From a strictly cinematographic point of view, Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is a fairly conventional documentary. It boasts no whizbang special effects or interactive experiences, just the tried-and-true formula of archival footage woven with original, cinema-verité camerawork.", concluded "This is a film that should be rated in supernovas, not stars."[12]