In the late 1940s, Central Germany became a focal point of the nuclear arms race: to turn Stalin’s bomb into reality, the mining company "Wismut" extracted thousands of tons of uranium ore under the strictest secrecy as reparations for Moscow.
Produced for ZDFinfo, LUMALENSCAPE created the two-part documentary "Deadly Legacy of the DDR – German Uranium for Moscow’s Bombs". Following striking historical traces, deeply personal stories, and exclusive footage from Saxony’s mines, the project reveals the devastating human and ecological toll, as well as the radioactive legacy that still marks both people and nature today.
Leo Gessele
Luc Fischer
Eckhard Ischebeck
Nelson Ptak
Stephan Heise
Sebastian Scherrer
Robert Schröder
Alexander Tanz
Susann Krüger
Annett Goldmann
Sina Eckhardt
Susann Krüger
Steffen Judzikowski
Annette Harlfinger
Dr. Rainer Karlsch
Stefan Hannig
Leonard Martin
Jasper Weydrich
Nelson Ptak
Tom Wiedenhöft
Leon Babucke
Pablo Reipert
Clara Süss
Leonard Martin
Elena Schwarwächter
Brigitte Schmidle
Daniel Hoke
Leo Oliver Claus
Andreas Bachmann
Adrian Spichale
Falk Johnke
Julian Heinevetter
Tobias Wild
Leonard Martin
Leo Oliver Claus