Countdown to Zero
2010 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,331 VOTES · DIR. Lucy Walker
Overview
Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,101 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 Subtitles by Aatif
00:06:12 "Thats how many people we owe: 4 million. "
00:09:48 was within about 3 percent of the input
00:15:45 to ship the HEU to your destination.
00:20:13 Skyhawk's strike aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon
00:23:54 Who knows?Who knows exactly?
00:27:27 Therefore,they needed to have a bomb.
00:30:50 the heads of the three weapons labs:
00:34:14 Khan has got a full marketing regime laid out
00:37:25 would match their capabilities and would go from the Middle East
00:40:22 HEU in a cargo container.
00:43:24 but they sell them to save it
00:46:27 plus Osama bin Laden in the country.
00:49:50 i think: Thats what i have been told
00:52:39 So that within 15 minutes
00:56:38 has to be delievered in as little as 30 seconds
01:00:52 they initially interpreted this as 4 warheads
01:03:35 happened to be there at the time
01:07:39 It is a logistics feat, requiring thousands of centrifuges
01:13:29 Everything catches fire There just will be no air to breathe.
01:16:16 Most people were silent.
01:19:43 its all about the material
01:22:27 The United States and Russia
196:01:05 broke apart in midair
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,101
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line196:01:05
Production Record
DirectorLucy Walker
LanguageEnglish
Budget$271,323
IMDb votes2,331