City 40 — Behind the walls of a forbidden city, the only thing more dangerous than its secrets is the truth.

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City 40

Name: City 40
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2016-04-28
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Rating: 3

2016 6 1.5K views saved

DIG Films and Spring Films

Hidden in the heart of Russia, there is a Soviet-era city where thousands of people live and work behind barbed-wire fences monitored by armed guards. It is Ozyorsk (Ozersk), located in the Chelyabinsk Oblast, one of the most polluted places on the planet and home to the largest stockpiles of nuclear material. Its code name: City 40.

Countries: US, GB

Languages: English, Russian

Runtime: 1hrs 12min

Status: Released

Release date: 2016-04-28

Release format: Streaming — Sep 01, 2016

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@dadko 8 years ago

Well it seems to be an honest document about all of us

@pipeinformatico 7 years ago

**City 40 is both a history lesson and a warning for our future**

Goetschel's inventive use of narrative to describe human rights violations in Ozersk and the exploitation of its citizens is singularly successful in describing the reach of the Russian nuclear machine and the affect it has in very human terms. Choosing to put a face - intelligent, courageous - on the nuclear culture of City 40 is perhaps the only way which those of us not directly impacted can relate to an unimaginable covenant. The film classically exposes the deal that has been struck, trading health and freedom for dying and imprisonment, and demands a response from its audience. It artfully raises the question of what would be worth the sacrifice of your life? Your children's lives? Your freedom? Your children's freedom? Beautifully shot, with a score subtle and evocative, City 40 is both a history lesson and a warning about our future.

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