The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island

The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island 2009

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: 2009-01-01
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
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  • Director: Suzanne Raes