Into Eternity: A Film for the Future (2010)

A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.

Director:

Michael Madsen

Writers:

Michael Madsen, Jesper Bergmann

Stars:

Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm, Mikael Jensen, Berit Lundqvist

Cast

Credited cast:
Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm
Mikael Jensen
Berit Lundqvist
Michael Madsen	...	Himself
Wendla Paile
Esko Roukola
Sami Savonrinne
Timo Seppälä
Juhani Vira
Peter Wikberg
Timo Äikäs	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.

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Plot Keywords:

storage | nuclear | dump | radiation | nuclear energy | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

Denmark Finland Sweden Italy

Language:

English Swedish Finnish

Release Date:

6 January 2010 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Az örökkévalóságig

Filming Locations:

Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€668,952 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,530 (USA) (4 February 2011)

Gross:

$55,167 (USA) (12 August 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atmo Media Network, Film i Väst, Global HDTV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Berit Lundqvist: If you want to take the people of China and India to the same level as the western countries in the next 20 years you'd have to start three new nuclear reactors every day.

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Soundtracks

"Annum Per Annum"
Written by Arvo Pärt
Performed by Hans-Ola Ericsson

User Reviews

A futuristic fable of mega-proportions

A white and eerie endless tunnel blasted out of the rock leads us in to the sinister yet strangely lyrical world of nuclear waste storage. The frozen trees of Finland lead us along icy tracks to something which must be beautiful, but no, it is the wicked giant who lives below the earth. We must never ever disturb him. Michael Madsen has produced and presents this film for the future with great love and concern for his fellow humans and the planet. Striking a match from within the dark and deep tunnel, a permanent tomb for nuclear waste, his face partially lit by the diminishing flame, Madsen speaks like a prophet/poet as he addresses the future and explains the dangers of disturbing this alchemical product entombed beneath the rock. He interviews the Finnish and Swedish scientists of the Onkalo project whose job it is to lock this stuff away and their philosophical dilemma about its whereabouts. Should we leave a marker warning DANGER KEEP OUT or should the site be unmarked and forgotten in the hope that it will truly never be disturbed. In this case never means, 100,000 years. Filmed across a large shiny desk with harsh lighting these poor men look anguished and disturbed by their responsibilities, almost to the point of nervous collapse. The footage of clear icicle-like rods containing the waste being lowered into shafts and water pools is like watching a ballet performed by gigantic molecules operated by an invisible hand. Everyone should see this film. It is a disturbing testament to our brightly lit lives which we continue to take for granted at our and the planet's peril.