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.
Released: Oct 08, 1973
Runtime: 27 minutes
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Alister Barry
Crew: Thelma Kennedy (Additional Photography), Sean Leslie (Additional Photography), Alister Barry (Director of Photography), David Tossman (Editorial Consultant), Richard Holthurst (Additional Photography), Alister Barry (Producer)