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Into Eternity

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One of the biggest problems facing countries who rely on nuclear energy is what to do with the highly toxic radioactive waste. In 1970, Finland began construction of a massive underground bunker designed to safely store its nuclear waste until it decays and becomes safe -- a process that takes 100,000 years. Through interviews with leading Finnish scientists and researchers, director Michael Madsen explores the consequences of nuclear energy and human fallibility.

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Tom Long Detroit News 06/17/2011
B
Into Eternity is a documentary that may look like a science fiction movie, but it ends up more of a horror film. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch 05/27/2011
3.5/4
Madsen, whose symmetrical compositions and slo-mo shots of uniformed workers have a quality of Kubrickian sci-fi, frames the film as a message to the future. Go to Full Review
David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle 05/26/2011
4/4
In a deceptively low-key manner, Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen has beautifully crafted one of the most provocative movies of the year. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster sbs.com.au 10/11/2011
Madsen's ominous work is reminiscent, stylistically, of Kubrick's masterworks 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and The Shining (1980) in its visual precision and chilly environs. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 05/27/2011
8/10
Into Eternity may be the most honest, as well as the most beautiful, documentary you've ever seen. Go to Full Review
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10/06/2018 The documentary tries to accomplish too many different movie genres, like sci-fi and horror - even though there is absolutely no need for it. Wastes time. See more 04/10/2018 very important. very well made, almost not a documentary. See more 03/07/2017 My review of this amazing documentary is here at this link (https://longosteph.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/da-qui-alleternita/). Unfortunately is in Italian...so not many people here will understand it I fear. Anyway, very very inspiring documentary on a topic that many people misconsider nowadays, but that will affect humanity for the next 100.000 years (or more!). See more Phil D 09/03/2016 I found this documentary completely fascinating. Scientists and engineers discussing the building of a nuclear waste storage facility deep underground in Finland which must remain intact for 100,000 years and grappling with the impossibility of planning for every possible eventuality (war, earthquakes..) and what technological and scientific capabilities future humans may or may not possess. See more 04/02/2015 Documentário sobre um depósito de lixo nuclear construído na Finlândia feito para durar 100.000 anos sem interferência humana. Interessante a maneira misteriosa que o assunto foi tratado, focalizando na dificuldade de prever o que pode acontecer se alguém decidir no futuro abrir o depósito. See more 07/19/2014 Conseillé par Axolot j'ai regardé ce documentaire sur ce lieu incroyable, complexe souterain gigantesque autonome concu pour cacher des dechets nucleaires 100000 ans à l'homme en finlande. Tres metaphysique, philosophique, avec de nombreuses images de laboratoire au ralenti See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis One of the biggest problems facing countries who rely on nuclear energy is what to do with the highly toxic radioactive waste. In 1970, Finland began construction of a massive underground bunker designed to safely store its nuclear waste until it decays and becomes safe -- a process that takes 100,000 years. Through interviews with leading Finnish scientists and researchers, director Michael Madsen explores the consequences of nuclear energy and human fallibility.
Director
Michael Madsen
Producer
Lise Lense-Møller
Screenwriter
Michael Madsen
Distributor
International Film Circuit [us]
Production Co
Global HDTV, Atmo Media Network, Yleisradio, Magic Hour Films ApS, Sveriges Television, Film Väst
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 2011, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.2K
Runtime
1h 15m