The Atom: A Love Affair (2019): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2019, The Atom: A Love Affair is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Vicki Lesley, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. With a wealth of fantastic archive footage and a series of revealing interviews with those who had first-hand experience, filmmaker Vicki Lesley tells the turbulent story of the West’s love-hate relationship with a nuclear power over the past seventy years. Capturing both the tantalising promise and the repeated disappointments of this singular technology, the film reveals how the post-war, romantic fantasy of an Atom-powered future developed into the stormy, on-off relationship still playing out today. A tale of scientific passion and political intrigue all wrapped up in the packaging of a sentimental screen melodrama.

Who’s in it. The Atom: A Love Affair stars Tony Benn.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, The Atom: A Love Affair has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Vereinigtes Königreich you can stream it on Netflix, Disney Plus and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Atom: A Love Affair page.

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