Nuclear Nation
First Run Features | Release Date: December 11, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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6
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2
Negative:
0
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88
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeDec 13, 2013
Nuclear Nation is likely to attract those who already oppose such power plants. But supporters should see it, too, if only to hear the opposition’s arguments. The film raises issues that aren’t going away. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfDec 10, 2013
As presented here (cut down from a longer edit), the film might have benefitted from more technical context related to the plant’s failure — this is a cautionary tale worth heeding. But the voices are valuable enough. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyDec 11, 2013
Tangents involving government committees and the nuclear energy lobby only serve to scatter the already-diffuse narrative, as do numerous intertitles relaying facts about nuclear power in Japan or indicating the passage of seasons; they seem like leftovers from a longer film. Read full review
70
NPRMark JenkinsDec 13, 2013
Over the nine months the movie chronicles, about half the refugees leave the school building. Many return to the Fukushima area, but none to Futaba, which is still radioactive and officially off-limits. Read full review
70
Village VoiceNick SchagerDec 10, 2013
Employing straightforward, music-free aesthetics that express the grim realities of his story, director Funahashi captures both grief and outrage in equal measure. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comJoyce KulhawikDec 13, 2013
Unfortunately, Nuclear Nation is slow going, and given the uniqueness of the documentation and the importance of its message, it deserves to be more compelling than it is. Read full review
60
The DissolveNoah BerlatskyDec 12, 2013
Despite its limitations, Nuclear Nation remains a quiet, painful reminder that disasters aren’t disasters because of the sound and excitement, but because of the blank spaces they leave in people’s lives. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 10, 2013
This modest film observes evacuees from Futaba, a small town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, making do in their temporary shelter. Partly because this version of the movie was drastically edited to 96 minutes from 145, it feels sketchy and disjointed. Read full review
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