Gerboise bleue (film)

Gerboise bleue is a 2009 documentary film.

Gerboise bleue
Directed by	Djamel Ouahab
Screenplay by	Djamel Ouahab
Produced by	Kalame Films Bladi Films
Cinematography	Djamel Ouahab
Edited by	Djamel Ouahab
Music by	Hugues Tabar-Nouval
Release date	2009 (2009)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Algeria France

Synopsis

Between 1960 and 1966, France carried out four atmospheric nuclear tests and another thirteen underground tests south of Reggane (Algerian Sahara). The first was called Gerboise bleue ("Blue Jerboa") and was four times as powerful as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Fifty years later, the French Army still refuses to acknowledge its responsibility towards the populations exposed to radiation from the explosions. For the first time, French and Tuareg survivors speak of their fight to have their illnesses recognized as such, and reveal in what the conditions the tests were carried out.

Awards

• Festival internacional de cine francófono de Tübingen-Stuttgart 2009

External links

• Gerboise bleue at IMDb
• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)^{[dead link]}