The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island

Synopsis

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.

Director

Suzanne Raes

Studio

IDTV Docs

Released

28 January 2010

Genres

Documentary