Nuclear: Oliver Stone’s Movie Divides Even Before Release

Oliver Stone presents his new documentary, nuclearat the next Venice Film Festival: the Facebook post showing the poster and explaining the intentions of the film (definitely in favor of atomic energy for civilian use) leads to the most diverse reactions.

I’m proud to finally announce that “Nuclear”, my latest documentary, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 9. I worked on this [film, ndr] for nearly two years with great help from Joshua Goldstein, co-author of “A Bright Future”. Now, I’m sure you know that this movie advocates nuclear power as a realistic solution to the crisis we face in clean energy production in order to survive here on Earth.
This is an energy that will not only save the planet, but also allow us to thrive on it. Although it is considered dangerous in popular culture, it is in fact safer than coal, oil and gas. This documentary, in an hour and forty-five, goes into detail but does not slip into the senseless arguments of the anti-nuclear mob. Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power work to some extent, but for now we should know that they are far from solving the problem alone. That’s why fossil fuel companies support renewables, as they inevitably need large amounts of methane gas to ensure their reliability.
I think this is the greatest story of our time. We must use science and our brains to overcome this enormous challenge that nature has given us.
We will make sure the film is as available as possible on home platforms as we get closer to release.

The number of comments and sharing of the post is huge and covers all possible reactions: there are those who agree with his views and on the other hand there are strong opponents of what he sees as a reckless revisionism on the controversial issue of energy. Or he simply doesn’t approve of the film not considering both points of view, but accepting the proponent. Stone does indeed start “at a disadvantage” with regard to the historical nuclear narrative and popular belief. And apparently he didn’t want to make an unmasking film of prejudice, but of simple arguments for it. In the meantime, to find out more, we are waiting for the trailer and later also for the film to understand how objective and informed the opinion of the American director will turn out.