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Atomic Homefront

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A major metropolitan area in the United States lies dangerously close to a large landfill containing radioactive waste and an escalating underground fire.

Critics Reviews

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 11/18/2017
Its dedicated interviewees make the subject's seriousness undeniable, and with luck, their cause will attract attention as the film tours theatrically. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Film Journal International 11/15/2017
A compelling, infuriating documentary about the nuclear-waste crisis taking place in North St. Louis County, Missouri. Go to Full Review
Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 10/26/2017
[A] gripping, impactful documentary .... Go to Full Review
Amy Glynn Paste Magazine 02/22/2018
9.1/10
This film won't be easy to watch, but I strongly recommend you do it. And maybe check the maps and be very aware of whether there are untreated Superfund sites near where you live. Go to Full Review
Kahron Spearman The Daily Dot 02/22/2018
3.5/5
The human impact in the film is maddening and undeniable, begging for some exploration into the awful self-evidence of our defense apparatus. Go to Full Review
Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 01/25/2018
Cammisa and her crew interview many of the dynamic ... folks who fight back ... Theirs are ... the stories in this heartbreaking movie designed to provoke outrage and activism. Go to Full Review
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05/27/2019 While good for bringing attention to an important issue, this film was more about fear mongering than education. Facts were conflated and experts were deliberately made to appear as evil conspirators. Two separate situations were made to look far more connected than they actually are. Anyone attempting to present scientific information was immediately countered with pure emotion. See more 06/01/2018 Very disappointed at the lack of non-self-reported data. Came across, to me, as a complaint about landfill stink that's pissing off the locals and stay at home moms. I don't doubt there is waste, and I don't doubt the EPA avoided, however I know for a fact that some of the written on screen information was false. The minimal clear information and data from the concerned citizen side gave me the perception it was more scripted reality TV to draw attention, which wasn't what I was expecting. They constantly talk about the newest reports and information, but don't provide any information on where that information came from. Anyone with some type of background or education mostly appeared to be on the "bad" team, and were given cherry picked screen time. Really disappointed that a true issue that deserves attention and correction was portrayed this way. Excellent topic and definitely needs addressed, but for hells sake this almost made the "good" guys come across as uneducated publicity whores (maybe it's the radioactive exposure, who knows!) can't say enough how disappointed I was. See more 05/23/2018 Not a fact following documentary. More about inciting a particular emotion than providing any useful information. Blurs the lines between the disadvantages of living near a "smelly" landfill and the risks of a "nuclear" landfill. See more 02/24/2018 Great work. Story is almost unbelievable See more 02/17/2018 Crazy and extremely sad See more 02/16/2018 A powerful indictment of various authorities involved with the North St. Louis communities near a superfund site. It was very difficult to watch, but the issues are real and not confined to this portion of the country. I hope you enjoy hearing the corporate and public officials try to placate the residents by telling them that there is nothing to worry about, that there is no connection between their cancers and the spread of radioactive isotopes into their homes. Yes, it's the same defense that the tobacco industry used to hid the effects of smoking! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A major metropolitan area in the United States lies dangerously close to a large landfill containing radioactive waste and an escalating underground fire.
Director
Rebecca Cammisa
Producer
Rebecca Cammisa, Larissa Bills, James B. Freydberg
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 16, 2018
Runtime
1h 40m