Mururoa 1973

In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary,

War

Duration:

27 minutes

Year:

1973

Director:

Alister Barry

Cast:
Alister Barry

Self

Crew:
Thelma Kennedy

Additional Photography

Sean Leslie

Additional Photography

Alister Barry

Director of Photography

David Tossman

Editorial Consultant

Richard Holthurst

Additional Photography