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Into Eternity is a documentary that may look like a science fiction movie, but it ends up more of a horror film.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
This hiding place should never be disturbed.
2010 · 1h 15m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Michael Madsen
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Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
Overview
Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and to societal changes. In Finland the world’s first permanent repository is being hewn out of solid rock – a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last 100,000 years as this is how long the waste remains hazardous.
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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.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
In a deceptively low-key manner, Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen has beautifully crafted one of the most provocative movies of the year.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Directed by Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen with grace and deep curiosity, "Into Eternity" is better than timely.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
Into Eternity provides few solutions regarding the estimated 200,000 to 300,000 tons of N-waste lying around the world, but it does alert us to potentially devastating consequences. Will we heed the warning?
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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