The French government bombed a hippie boat. This is how the world found out.
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.
Direction
Raes builds suspense like a spy thriller, not a dry historical doc.
Editing
Archival footage cut with survivor testimony hits like a gut punch.
Director
Suzanne Raes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Operation Satanic' bombers were caught because one wore a watch set to French time. Amateur hour, billion-dollar budget.
The sinking forced France to end atmospheric nuclear testing — making this arguably the most expensive failed assassination attempt in history.
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