A story about the most powerful weapons of mass destruction ever created, the men who wielded them, and more importantly, the men who fought them. Beating the Bomb traces the history of the British peace movement in the context of the nuclear age. The film also places the issue of nuclear weapons in the broader context of global justice.
The narrative follows what is now known as nuclear deterrence, from the dawn of the nuclear age in World War II until today. Nuclear weapons shaped and continue to underpin power structures that have emerged from the ashes of World War II. It is widely accepted that the pressing problems of our time, from poverty to climate change, cannot be solved without addressing the underlying economic system.
This movie confirms the claim that our economic system is based on the sheer concept of power. The simplest of these concepts is the bomb, both in its physical manifestation and in the way of thinking it was created and derived from.
The film traces past and present efforts by individuals and organizations to rid the UK of a nuclear weapons system. It also places the issue of nuclear weapons in a broader context of global justice.
Directed by: Meera Patel, Wolfgang Matt
