The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island (2010)

In this politically charged documentary, survivors of the 1985 attack on the Greenpeace ship the &NFi;Rainbow Warrior&NFi_; recount the vessel's history and its key role in increasing public awareness of nuclear testing on Mururoa Atoll in the Pacific. What began as a "rusty old ship" became a symbol of Greenpeace's environmental activism -- and eventually attracted the attention of the French secret service.

Released

2010-01-28

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

89 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Suzanne Raes