Countdown to Zero

Countdown to Zero
Film poster
Directed byLucy Walker[1][2]
Produced byLawrence Bender[1][2]
Bruce Blair
Nikki Boella
Matt Brown
Jeff Skoll
Narrated byGary Oldman[2] (prologue)
CinematographyRobert Chappell
Gary Clarke
Bryan Donnell
Nick Higgins[2]
Edited byBrad Fuller and Brian Johnson[2]
Music byPeter Golub[2]
Production
company
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) (Sundance)
  • July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$288,000[3]

Countdown to Zero is a 2010 documentary film by British filmmaker Lucy Walker. The film argues that the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons has increased since the end of the Cold War due to terrorism, nuclear proliferation, theft of nuclear materials and weapons, and other factors.[1][4]

The film was set for theatrical release in the United States on July 9, 2010,[5][6][7] but this was changed to July 23.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Kilday, Gregg (12 February 2010). "Magnolia picks up 'Countdown to Zero'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Anderson, John (29 January 2010). "Review: Countdown to Zero". Daily Variety.
  3. ^ a b "Countdown to Zero". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  4. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (11 May 2010). "British female film-makers aren't laughing at Cannes". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ Kehr, Dave (30 April 2010). "July Release Schedule". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ Marquand, Robert (6 April 2010). "Nuclear weapons: a political strike on the big screen". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ Harper, Jennifer (12 April 2010). "Inside the Beltway". The Washington Times. Retrieved 19 July 2010.