In June 2003, police in Tbilisi seized a taxi which was transporting radioactive sources; Cesium and Strontium. The owner of the vehicle said he knew nothing about the contents of the freight. Even a tiny Soviet republic. Some of these materials were left behind by the Soviet army, after the collapse of the Soviet Union; some found their way to Georgia via illegal trading. The issue of radioactive pollution is politically sensitive in Caucasus countries. Governments seem to be closing up about the subject and information is difficult to obtain.
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2003, Georgia/The Netherlands, 16min.
Dir./Script/Dir. of Phot./Prod.: The film is a joint effort of: Janita Top, Marij Kloosterhof, Benjamin Diss, Ziggy Woeber, Coco Varvaridze, Nina J. Tchkheidze, Nino Gvedashvili, Pillippa Gallop, Rusudan Chkeidze,
Sound: Martin Lambeek
The film is the authors' first joint work; they all work on various projects at Falcor NGO.