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Ground Zero
“Three decades of deadly conspiracy. Two desperate governments. One ordinary man.”
68%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
Ground Zero (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ground Zero (1987) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Drama, and Mystery with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginal people to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a secret that if true, his government has already killed people to keep quiet. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ground Zero 68% (8 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginal people to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a secret that if true, his government has already killed people to keep quiet.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 122767
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Where can I watch Ground Zero (1987)?
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Is there an official trailer for Ground Zero?
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What is Ground Zero about?
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginal people to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ground Zero?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Ground Zero?
The official runtime for Ground Zero is approximately 109 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Colin Friels
Harvey Denton

Jack Thompson
Trebilcock

Donald Pleasence
Prosper Gaffney
- N
Natalie Bate
Pat Denton

Burnam Burnam
Charlie

Simon Chilvers
Commission president
- N
Neil Fitzpatrick
Hooking
- B
Bob Maza
Walemari

Peter Cummins
Ballantyne, Australian veteran
- B
Brian James
Vice-Adm. Windsor
- B
Bob Hornery
Meteorologist
- B
Beverley Dunn
Commisioner #1

Alan Hopgood
Commisioner #2

Steve Dodd
Freddy Tjapalijarri
- A
Alfred Austen
Aboriginal elder

Kim Gyngell
Detective

Mark Mitchell
Detective

Kylie Belling
Receptionist
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