New Revelatory Documentary ‘Atomic Reaction’ Affirms Canada’s Place In Nuclear History

Fri Sep 27, 2024

Executive Produced by Bernie Finkelstein and David Hatch and Directed by Michèle Hozer
Durham Region International Film Festival – October 24 -27
Airings Start on CBC Documentary Channel on October 27 and CBC GEM January 10, 2025
Regent Theatre in Picton, Ontario – November 24

The record-breaking success of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer shined a fresh light on the changes the development of the A-bomb wrought on America and Japan. But there was another country that was left out of that portrayal. The eye-opening feature-length documentary Atomic Reaction, which is about to receive a new series of high-profile showings, reveals the pivotal role Canada played in making nuclear warfare a reality—and the consequences of that involvement that persist to this day.