The Polygon

Back in the 50's the then Soviet Union tested atomic bombs in remote areas of Kazakhstan to keep up with the nuclear arms race with the U.S. They didn't care about the consequence of what it did to the people and the consequences were horrific. The area was named The Polygon.

This documentary follows the local people and tells the story of how they suffered from cancers and horrific birth defects because of the testing. Kimberley Hawryluk tries ti find answers about the future of these people from the Kazakhstan government but it feels like they are just putting on a PR stunt for the world to see.

What you get from this film is that the people are not full of hatred. They forgive what has happened and that's probably because they know nothing will happen to help them.

I have no feelings one way or another about the arms race but when you watch how evil the Soviet Union were and you know how Russia is now , it does make you despair. I'm sure the United Stated were and still are just as bad.