Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)

EndedDocumentary showWar, History

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War features more than 100 interviews conducted in 7 countries around the world revealing deeply personal stories that show how much the Cold War transformed lives and drove world history. From survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima to extensive filming in Ukraine, Germany, and some of the former Soviet Republics, the series includes interviews with seven current or former world leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as prominent political figures like NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, former CIA Director Robert Gates and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The series also features key figures of the Cold War, including the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, prominent German protest leaders who helped topple the Berlin Wall, as well as one of the last long form interviews with nuclear activist Daniel Ellsberg, who called the United States classified nuclear plans "institutional insanity." This nine-part docuseries is an exploration of the decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union framed by current events that make it clear we are still very much feeling the effects of the Cold War.

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We Are Not Dead Yet
Season 1Episode 973 min

We Are Not Dead Yet

Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.

Mar 12, 2024

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S01E09We Are Not Dead YetMar 12, 2024
S01E08Moscow Will Not Be SilentMar 12, 2024
S01E07The End of HistoryMar 12, 2024
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S01E05War GamesMar 12, 2024
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Also known as

  • Vendepunktet: Bomben og den kolde krig (Denmark)
  • Fordulópont: A bomba és a hidegháború (Hungary)

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