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  • 2011
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2011
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storages, which are vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and to societal changes. In Finland the world's first permanent repository is being hewn out of solid rock - a huge system of underground tu...

Directed By: Michael Madsen

Written By: Jesper Bergmann, Michael Madsen

  • 2011
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2011
  • International Film Circuit
  • 1 h 15 m

Into Eternity

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storages, which are vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and to societal changes. In Finland the world's first permanent repository is being hewn out of solid rock - a huge system of underground tu...

Directed By: Michael Madsen

Written By: Jesper Bergmann, Michael Madsen

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
68
64% Positive
7 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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64% Positive
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36% Mixed
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100
May 27, 2011
In a deceptively low-key manner, Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen has beautifully crafted one of the most provocative movies of the year.
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75
Feb 4, 2011
Madsen interviews experts galore, but few seem to know what's going to happen with this project in the next decade -- let alone 100,000 years.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 3, 2011
Madsen casts doubt on the notion that this Pandora's box will never be opened, either by some cataclysmic event, like another Ice Age, or drilling by future generations who may not be aware of Onkalo, or even able to decipher warnings of its contents. Something terrible seems likely to happen-just not today.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 1, 2011
There is something apocalyptically awful about Onkalo, to be sure, but the impulse behind it is noble, and the installation itself has an undeniable grandeur.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 7, 2011
Most important, given that Onkalo will hide and bury just some of Finland's waste, what about everyone else's? [14 & 21 Feb. 2011, p. 139]
By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 1, 2011
Into Eternity has the grandeur of ominous suggestion, but might have benefitted from a director more creatively unbound-an Errol Morris ready to play around at the end of the world.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 4, 2011
Unfortunately, Madsen (a Danish filmmaker, not the American actor) has an approach to this rich topic that is repetitive and simplistic, as if he wasn't quite sure how to fill out even a brief feature.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Atmo Media Network, Film i Väst, Global HDTV, Magic Hour Films, Mouka Filmi Oy, Sveriges Television (SVT), Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date Feb 2, 2011
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Tagline This place should not be disturbed.
Website http://www.intoeternitythemovie.com/
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Awards

CPH:DOX
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Nominations
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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