The Arrow of Time

Are we on the verge of a new Cold War? How serious is today’s nuclear strategy? That an atomic war will mean the end of all life on the planet is a fact that has been known since the beginning of the nuclear winter. Former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, whose disarmament negotiations with the USA led to the end of the Cold War, is once again warning of a new nuclear arms race. Director Leila Conners has captured Nobel Peace Prize-winner Gorbachev and other renowned politicians from Germany, France and the USA on camera. The Arrow of Time is both a taut and disturbing review of our complicated world history, and an appeal to not repeat the mistakes of the past. (Zurich Film Festival)