Release Date: 2004-09-09
Overview: From 1957 to 1978, scientists secretly removed bone samples from over 21,000 dead Australians as they searched for evidence of the deadly poison, Strontium 90 - a by-product of nuclear testing. Silent Storm reveals the story behind this astonishing case of officially sanctioned "body-snatching". Set against a backdrop of the Cold War, the saga follows celebrated scientist, Hedley Marston, as he attempts to blow the whistle on radioactive contamination and challenge official claims that British atomic tests posed no threat to the Australian people. Marston's findings are not only disputed, he is targeted as "a scientist of counter-espionage interest". Now, questions are being raised about the health repercussions for generations of Australians.
Rating: 6 / 10
Paula Arundell
as Narrator
Bille Brown
as Hedley Marston
Guy Gross - Music
Peter Butt - Director
Calvin Gardiner - Director of Photography
Beverley Freeman - Makeup Artist
Peter Butt - Co-Producer
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