Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise_
"DON'T BE AFRAID!"
Using only archive film and a new musical score by the band Mogwai, Mark Cousins presents an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times – protest marches, Cold War sabre-rattling, Chernobyl and Fukishima – but also the sublime beauty of the atomic world, and how x-rays and MRI scans have improved human lives. The nuclear age has been a nightmare, but dreamlike too.
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise was released 11 years ago in 2015.
Overview
Using only archive film and a new musical score by the band Mogwai, Mark Cousins presents an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times – protest marc...
Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise is a Documentary film with a runtime of 1h 11m.
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What is Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise about?
Using only archive film and a new musical score by the band Mogwai, Mark Cousins presents an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times – protest marches, Cold War sabre-rattling, Chernobyl and Fukishima – but also the sublime beauty of the atomic world, and how x-rays and MRI scans have improved human lives. The nuclear age has been a nightmare, but dreamlike too.
How long is Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise?
Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise has a runtime of 71 minutes (1h 11m).
What is the rating of Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise?
Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 10 votes on TMDB.
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Documentary