Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysLGBTQ+ Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

  • 20102010
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3K
YOUR RATING
Into Eternity: A Film for the Future (2010)
A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.
Play trailer1:53
1 Video
1 Photo
  • Documentary
A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.A documentary on the safety of nuclear storage.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Madsen
  • Writers
    • Michael Madsen
    • Jesper Bergmann
  • Stars
    • Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm
    • Mikael Jensen
    • Berit Lundqvist
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Madsen
  • Writers
    • Michael Madsen
    • Jesper Bergmann
  • Stars
    • Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm
    • Mikael Jensen
    • Berit Lundqvist
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos1

     Into Eternity
    Trailer 1:53
    Into Eternity

    Photos

    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm
    Mikael Jensen
    Berit Lundqvist
    Michael Madsen
    • Selfas Self
    Wendla Paile
    Esko Roukola
    Sami Savonrinne
    Timo Seppälä
    Juhani Vira
    Peter Wikberg
    Timo Äikäs
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Michael Madsen
    • Writers
      • Michael Madsen
      • Jesper Bergmann
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    One Day in September
    7.8
    One Day in September
    Project Nim
    7.4
    Project Nim
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
    7.0
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
    Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
    8.0
    Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
    The Visit
    5.9
    The Visit
    Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
    8.2
    Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
    Encounters at the End of the World
    7.7
    Encounters at the End of the World
    Bombay Beach
    7.0
    Bombay Beach
    The Look of Silence
    8.3
    The Look of Silence
    Shadow of the Vampire
    6.9
    Shadow of the Vampire
    Touching the Void
    8.0
    Touching the Void
    Birds of Passage
    7.5
    Birds of Passage

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      In addition to high-level waste problems, there are numerous examples of existing disposal sites containing low level waste which have been leaking radiation into the environment. Drigg in the UK and CSM in LeHague, France being just two. No guarantees can be given that waste will remain isolated from the environment over the tens to hundreds of thousands of years. There is no 100 % reliable method to warn future generations about the existence of nuclear waste dumps. An example of where industry plans, to safely store nuclear waste, have been exposed as flawed is the proposed dump site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, US. After nearly 20 years of research and billions of dollars of investment, not one gram of spent fuel has been shipped to the site from nuclear reactors across the US. Major uncertainties in the geological suitability for waste disposal at the site remain. In the meantime, most nuclear power plants in the United States have resorted to the indefinite on-site dry cask storage of waste in steel and concrete casks.
    • 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.

    • Soundtracks
      Wendla
      Written and performed by Karsten Fundal

    User reviews16

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    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.
    helpful•23
    5
    • olivia-113
    • Jan 23, 2011

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • January 6, 2010 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Sweden
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Into Eternity
    • Filming locations
      • Finland
    • Production companies
      • Atmo Media Network
      • Film i Väst
      • Global HDTV
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • €668,952 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,366
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,530
      • Feb 6, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,366
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future (2010)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Into Eternity: A Film for the Future (2010) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    Editors' Picks: What to Watch Now on Netflix
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    Hollywood Romances: Our Favorite Couples
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.