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Nixon narrated the documentary short, which investigates the horrifying effects of uranium extraction on the health of the indigenous population of Jadugora, Jharkhand in East India, where thousands of children are falling ill and dying from radioactive waste pollution. The film was shot in Jadugora over five years and explores the impact on health and human rights and how the villagers are living amid the situation.
“One only has to watch the film to need to do anything in one’s power to bring attention to the situation and try and bring help and relief to the families that are suffering from terrible radiation poisoning and whose lives and community has been completely destroyed,” says Nixon about the documentary short.
who are exclusively distributing the film worldwide, with a premiere set for Nov. 20. In the U.S., the film will be available on ShortsTV and DirectTV and in the U.K. on the ShortsTV channel on Amazon Prime Video, as well as RakutenTV and Samsung TV Plus.
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