Details of the 2012 Cambridge Film Festival will appear here shortly

Coincidentally made just before the atomic catastrophe in Japan, UNDER CONTROL gives an exclusive and fascinating insight into nuclear power stations. Filmmaker Volker Sattel (AFTER EFFECT) would not have been able to gain this frank and thorough access post-Fokushima. Beautiful compositions of retro-looking control rooms, old villages and rural farms overshadowed by the towering plants are accompanied by interviews with employees and managers about security procedures and safety measures, their relationship to the (occasionally opposing) villagers and past experiences of almost-accidents. With its near meditative images and refrained soundtrack, the film gives ample time to observe and reflect upon the history and safety of the power plants without imposing any opinion of its own. Films like UNDER CONTROL are now more important than ever to undermine a power source that is still supported by political campaigns despite the immediate threat of nuclear contamination be it due to natural disasters or human failure.

The screening on Tuesday 20 September at 4.45pm is followed by a talk with Dave Webb, Chair of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament www.cnduk.org