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The Women of Three Mile Island

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How it feels

This documentary follows four women who led their community's legal fight against the company that operated the Three Mile Island nuclear plant after the 1979 accident. Their case eventually reached the Supreme Court.

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What happens

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is 2023 Documentary film about the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and its aftermath. The film is based on the stories of four women who take their community's case against the plant operator to the Supreme Court. The documentary is directed and co-written by Heidi Hutner and features a cast including Jane Fonda, Joanne Doroshow, Joyce Corradi, Beth Drazba, Paula Kinney, and Linda Braasch. It received the Audience Pick Best Documentary award at the Dances With Films Festival, NYC; Best Director and Best Documentary at the First Frame International Film Festival, NYC; and Best Investigative Documentary at the International Uranium Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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