The Last Play at Shea

Release Date: October 21st, 2010
Studio: Maritime Motion Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

Set against the background of lovely and beautiful songs performed by unsurpassed Billy Joel, “The Last Play at Shea” narrates the story of the Shea Stadium – the historical place of New York City. The name of the stadium in question is connected both with sports and great music performances. The Beatles first appeared on stage at Shea; it was the year 1965. The stadium became the place of numerous concerts of the pop icon Billy Joel. It was also the place of baseball games and a home of legendary baseball team known as the New York Mets.
Intersecting many of the significant events, which took place on Shea Stadium, the documentary directed by Paul Crowder creates the historical portrait of one of the greatest landmarks of New York City.
The last show, played at Shea, was performed by Bill Joel, who gave an exclusive concert, gathered 110,000 fans. 2009 the stadium was demolished and replaced later by CitiField.
The documentary offers interviews with music and sport celebrities, whose lives and careers were connected with Shea Stadium. The film is provided by excellent footage and features such guests as Garth Brooks, Tony Bennett, Roger Daltrey, John Mayer and the others.


Inside Job

Release Date: October 8th, 2010
Starring: Matt Damon
Director: Charles Ferguson
Writer: Chad Beck, Adam Bolt
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 2 hours

Charles Ferguson, Academy Award nominated filmmaker, who is known to the public by the film “No End in Sight”, offers now his new documentary work, dedicated to the events and consequences of the economical crisis of 2008 year.
The film “Inside Job” is a result of a grandiose research undertaken by Ferguson and his team on the way to reveal the shocking facts, caused to this global financial crisis. During the economical meltdown of 2008 more than twenty trillion dollars have been lost. As a result million workers all over the world have lost their jobs, homes and hopes for the future.
The documentary is provided by numerous interviews with authorities, responsible for or connected with the economical situation in question, including politicians, major financial insiders and journalists.
“Inside Job” follows the sudden rise of rogue industries and reveals the corrosive relations within the world’s economy, which led to corruption of politics as well as academia and regulation.
The film is narrated by acclaimed and award winning actor Matt Damon. The scenario of “Inside Job” is written by Chad Beck in cooperation with Adam Bolt.

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Gerrymandering

Release Date: October 16th, 2010
Starring: Ben Barnes, Gray Davis, Howard Dean, Bob Graham, Alan S. Lowenthal
Director: Jeff Reichert
Studio: Green Film Company
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 21 minutes

The documentary from Jeff Reichert explores gerrymandering in the US electioneering system – the process of redrawing districts for political gain. It is a sort of politically motivated manipulation, invented by politicians to win control over the Congress. Covering the history of gerrymandering, Reichert reveals the ways how the political parties (Republicans and Democrats) benefit from practicing this method, as well as how unconstructive and even abusive the usage of gerrymandering is. The documentary provides several cases from history, when gerrymandering helped one politician to be elected, while his opponents had no chances after a skillful redistricting applied.
The film is provided by the interviews with well-known politicians and journalists, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob Graham, Howard Dean, Susan Lerner, Ed Rollins, Gray Davis, Alan S. Lowenthal, Ben Barnes and many others.
At the end of the film Reichert appeals to the audience to go to the website and vote against gerrymandering or at least to insist on reforming the method, which presently implies nothing else but manipulating the popular votes in order to win an election.


Caves of Forgotten Dreams

Release Date: September 13th, 2010
Starring: Werner Herzog
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
Studio: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Genre: Documentary

“Caves of Forgotten Dreams” is a documentary, written and directed by Werner Herzog. It is a first 3D film of Herzog, which offers us the exclusive facts about the Chauvet Cave. Placed in Southern France, the cave has always been the object of special interest for many of the scientists, historians and usual public. Herzog has gained an exclusive access to the cave, closed for general public because of a high level of toxins, produced inside the cave.
The Herzog’s crew, which consisted only of three men (the cinematographer, the sound recorder, and the assistant) permitted to enter the cave, had to wear special costumes and shoes to protect themselves from evaporation of carbon dioxide and radon.
The documentary tells the story of the Chauvet Cave, which both mystical and astonishing. The film is based on the unique footage and breathtaking shots of inside and outside of the Chauvet Cave, including the fascinating shots of the natural bridge called Pont d'Arc, which is situated not far from the cave. Besides the picturesque sights and shots of rare pictorial creations, considered to be the oldest known in the world, the documentary is also provided by interviews with historians and scientists.


Waiting for Superman

Release Date: September 24th, 2010
Starring: The Black Family, Geoffrey Canada, The Esparza Family, The Hill Family, George Reeves
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball
Studio: Paramount Vantage
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes

In “Waiting for Superman” documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim explores the reasons of a low level of education, provided by most of public schools in USA. Every day hundreds of thousands pupils go in to school. Their parents hope to give their kids the education, which will help them to find a decent job in future. But according to statistics, the level of education of their children needs something to be desired. What is the reason?
Guggenheim follows the school life of five different students: Anthony, Bianca, Daisy, Emily and Francisco to reveal the shortcomings of the educational system in US. It is well known, that the system needs new reforms, while the situation is really frustrating. But in spite of all the previous school reforms, which cost the country considerable sums of money, the situation didn’t get any better. The modern system of education in public schools is rather disappointing. Instead of encouraging the young generation to study, sustaining and developing their abilities and talents, it suppresses any desire to study.
The documentary by Guggenheim analyses the problems of learning in modern schools and tries to find the way out of the crisis.


A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism

Release Date: September 24th, 2010
Starring: Margret Dagmar Ericsdottir, David G. Amaral, Simon Baron-Cohen, David Crowe, Taylor Crowe
Studio: Frontier Filmworks
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes

The film is a true story of a desperate mother and her child, who struggle against one of the most complex and practically incurable diseases, known as autism.
Margret’s son Keli aged ten is autistic. The mother tries to help her son by all possible and impossible ways. That means endless visits to doctors, endless experiments with therapies and treatments and the routine of everyday care. It seems that nothing can help Keli to overcome his autistic condition of mind, which doesn’t allow him to communicate. Communication is the most important thing in the family relations, and being completely short of it Margret is frustrated, because it does hurt. But at the same time this disappointment makes the woman to go further in her attempts to improve Keli’s condition. She travels from her homeland Iceland to USA and Europe in search for the help. She is not ready to give up. Abroad Margret visits lots of doctors, specialized on autism, and try innovative therapies. Besides she meets with families, touched by the same disease, to get more knowledge of autism and find support. The courage of Margret helps her son to achieve a certain progress, promising that one day he will be able to express himself and even possibly to communicate…


Catfish

Release Date: September 17th, 2010
Starring: Megan Faccio, Nev Schulman, Rel Schulman
Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Studio: Rogue Pictures (Universal)
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes

The intricate story from filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, “Catfish” is based on real events, happened to the brother of Ariel called Nev.
Nev is a 24-year-old man, working in New-York as a photographer. Navigating once through the web, he receives a curious message on MySpace from Abby - a very strange girl of eight from Michigan, who asks him for permission to make a painting from one of his photographs. Nev is both puzzled and flattered at the offer. Soon he receives a wonderful painting, which becomes the beginning of his friendly relations via internet with Abby. Besides he gets acquainted soon with the girl’s family and what is especially important – with her very cute older sister Megan. A talented musician and a model, she wins the heart of the man soon, and their relations grow into a grandiose cyber love affair…
But Nev is lost in guesses and wants to resolve all his troubles about Megan and the story. Together with his friends he embarks on a journey to Michigan, hoping to reveal the true. He decides to make a surprise by his unexpected visit. But as the further events unfold, it becomes clear, that the main hero of the documentary has become a part of a well thought-out online intrigue.

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Last Train Home


Release Date: September 3th, 2010
Starring: Suqin Chen, Changhua Zhan, Qin Zhang, Yang Zhang
Director: Lixin Fan
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

The documentary from eminent filmmaker Lixin Fan is a dramatic story, heard by him from one couple while travelling by train.
Every year in spring Chinese cities are overcrowded by migrant workers, who are in a hurry to catch train. The reason is the Chinese New Year – the holiday, when many of the families rush to reunite after a long period of parting because of work in big cities.
The Zhangs, the parents of Qin, have left her a little child in the hope to earn money in a big city and escape poverty. They thought, they would have managed to provide a better future for their family. But the price, they had to pay for this chance, was rather disappointing. The girl – now a teenager - grown up without parents’ love; she suffered badly from their constant absence, and surely she dreamed of the absolutely another childhood. As a result, Qin doesn’t want to go to school and drops it out. By her rebellious behavior the girl revolts against the inevitable course of destiny. It is the destiny of many of the Chinese people, which is the price for the great economical upturn in China. Qin plans to join the ranks of migrant workers like her parents. The Zhangs have to do impossible to change their daughter’s intention and repair their broken family, if it’s not too late…


I Am Comic


Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Starring: Ahmed Ahmed, Franklyn Ajaye, Tim Allen, Ant, Craig Anton
Director: Jordan Brady
Writer: Jordan Brady, Ritch Shydner
Studio: Monterey Media Inc.
Genre: Comedy

What does it mean to be a comedian? The documentary from a filmmaker Jordan Brady follows his personal experience together with the experience of other practitioners, provided by curious backstage scenes and exclusive interviews with lots of comedians to answer this question.
The main personage of the film is retired comic Ritch Shydner. He reached the top of his career in 1980’s. During that time he appeared in lots of top TV-shows, starred in several comedies and had his own show on HBO. Now, after thirteen years of retirement, Shydner returns to his work as a comic. Ritch hopes to find the way to the hearts of his new audience and make his comeback to professional comedy successful. Jordan Brady follows the performer, who has to adjust the changes in the world of comedy to suit the tastes of its numerous admirers.
All together they reveal the true psychological profile of a modern comedian as he is. The documentary describes the work of a comic from many aspects, beginning from the script writing up to performing and contacting with the audience.
The film also features unprecedented interviews with such bright comedians as Sarah Silverman, Lewis Black, Phyllis Diller, Carlos Mencia, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeff Foxworthy and many others. 

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12th & Delaware


Release Date: August 2nd, 2010
Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Studio: HBO Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes

The provocative documentary from acclaimed filmmakers Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing centers on one of the most actual problems of humanity - abortion. The heated controversy between the supporters and the opponents of abortion comes into the conflict of the global importance.
The war of wits is especially hard in Fort Pierce, where 12th Street crosses Delaware Avenue. There is an abortion clinic called “A Woman’s World” on one side of the street. The Pregnancy Care Center is situated on the other. One can’t imagine the place, which suits better for the confrontation.
The pro-life volunteers express their attitude to abortion by painting a portrait of abortion to the clients across the street, both terrifying and disgusting. And their opponents, working in the abortion clinic, seriously fear for their lives, as they offer their clients the right to choose. The battle between the streets flares up and the passions are running high… And that is a question, if there is a way out of the situation, when each party insists on its own opinion and considers it is the only true one… “12th & Delaware” offers an independent sight on one of the most intractable conflicts in the US.


A Film Unfinished


Release Date: August 18th, 2010
Starring: Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler
Director: Yael Hersonski
Writer: Yael Hersonski
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes

The documentary from Yael Hersonski is based on real facts, proved by the hard work of German archivists. The last ones have discovered thousands of Nazis films, considered to be the chronicles of the times of Hitler’s propaganda.
The films were hidden somewhere in a forest and buried in a concrete grave. The last film found there became a historical event of the world importance. It was a raw copy about an hour long entitled as “Ghetto”. It had neither opening nor closing credits; neither soundtracks, nor comments of the narrator. Shot in the Warsaw ghetto, the film propagandized the Nazis care of over a half a million Jews whom they kept in the ghetto, where poverty, starvation and typhus were ordinary things.
“A Film unfinished” is also supplemented with the shocking stories told by former residents of the ghetto and even of a Nazi cinematographer, who took part in the film production of those times.
The documentary by Yael Hersonski reveals the brutal truth about the hardships of living in ghetto and centers on the internal regulations and severe restrictions, which made living there nothing else but a desperate struggle for survival…


The Tillman Story


Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Starring: Pat Tillman
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
Writer: Mark Monroe
Studio: Passion Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes

A riveting documentary from filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev follows the true story of Pat Tillman – a man, who is considered a national hero.
Still, he has never dreamed to become a hero one day. A professional football player, Pat has chosen another way for himself. Having left a multimillion-dollar contract, he decided to join military forces of his country in 2002. The only reason of such decision was his own belief - that was the right thing for him to do.
The politicians and media made everything possible to create a picture of Tillman as a symbol of patriotism, using it for their own purposes, one of which was war propaganda. In his film Amir Bar-Lev reveals all the truth about Pat Tillman, his life and his tragic death, which were more heroic and more complex, than the media and the government made most of the people think.
Based on the numerous interviews with his family members and many of his fellow soldiers, the documentary touches upon the notion of heroism and patriotism by Pat Tillman’s example. Pat’s mother, Dannie Tillman played the great role in this discovery. She undertook a great family’s crusade for the sake of her son. The documentary is written by Mark Monroe and narrated by Josh Brolin.


The Wildest Dream


Release Date: August 6th, 2010
Starring: Conrad Anker, Hugh Dancy, Ralph Fiennes, Leo Houlding, Liam Neeson
Director: Anthony Geffen
Writer: Mark Halliley
Studio: National Geographic Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes

“The Wildest Dream” is a documentary, directed by Anthony Geffen, which follows the breathtaking adventure to the summit of Everest. The film features brilliant voices of such celebrities as Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Alan Rickman and Hugh Dancy, who narrate this beautiful story, full of mysteries.
The most enduring mystery of conquering Mount Everest is connected with its first climber George Mallory and his disappearance in 1924. The frozen remains of Mallory and his friend Sandy Irvine have been found in the mountains only 75 years later.
Conrad Anker and his friend Leo Houlding, both devoted to mountains and mountaineering, have taken an attempt to repeat Mallory’s way to the summit of Everest, for the purpose of knowing and telling the real story about George Mallory and his adventure to the top of the world.
Mallory was a man, who had two great passions in his life – for his beloved wife Ruth and for mountains. The documentary combines photos and archive information, taken from the correspondence between Mallory and his wife with picturesque sights of Everest and the amazing story of Mallory’s climbing Everest.


Winnebago Man


Release Date: July 9th, 2010
Starring: Jack Rebney, Ben Steinbauer, Keith Gordon, Nick Prueher, Joe Pickett
Director: Ben Steinbauer
Writer: Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer, Louisa Hall, Joel Heller, Berndt Mader, Natasha Rosow
Studio: Kino International
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes

The main hero of the film is Jack Rebney. He belongs to men, you have never heard of, but who contrives to become very popular among their fans. Rebney is considered to be an underground sensation. Funny underground video tapes with an outrageously cursing man, distributed in nineties illegally, made Winnebago man a superstar. Later his videos, uploaded to the official Winnebago website, brought him unprecedented glory all over the world. His website has over 20 million visitors, and their number grows from day to day. The curious situations, he gets into, made his audience laugh until one cries.
The story of Rebney, the angriest man in the world, and his great success are the main themes of the documentary from the filmmaker Ben Steinbauer. The hilarious out-takes with Rebney made him a phenomenon, the secrets of which are revealed in the film by Steinbauer. The director of “Winnebago Man” offers the viewer a deep and smart look at Jack Rebney’s life and lifestyle and researches the phenomenon of such a great response of people, which made him an Internet celebrity beyond his own expectations.
Starring in the documentary are Jack Rebney, Ben Steinbauer, Nick Prueher, Keith Gordon and Joe Pickett.


Smash His Camera


Release Date: July 30th, 2010
Starring: Floyd Abrams, Gilbert M. Anderson, Joseph Basile, Harry Benson, Humphrey Bogart
Director: Leon Gast
Studio: Magnolia Pictures and Got Shot Productions
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes

The documentary tells the story of Ron Galella – a great paparazzo, who had the talent for taking unforgettable shots of celebrities. Most of them hated Galella for his importunity, which often made the photographer disregard the right to privacy. Hi didn’t confine himself to sneaking around; Galella’s methods included also invasion and bribe. He held up his camera and did his job, until somebody interfered in his activity. Nothing could stop Ron Galella in his sniper artistry, even law and imprisonment.
He pursued Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who sued the notorious photographer. Marlon Brando had to break his jaw. Steve McQueen presented paparazzo his look, full of anger. If only looks could kill…
For most of the stars Galella was a freak, but they couldn’t deny his unsurpassed skill in photography. Thanks to the paparazzo mastery movie fans received a plenty of wonderful photos of their beloved actors and actresses. He had the ability to see and show someone’s beauty in his own way. And, what is also important, Galella had a talent for hunting celebrities in order to capture these exclusive shots.
“Smash His Camera”, directed by Leon Gast, is an open-minded look at the work and lifestyle of paparazzi, which is fascinating, annoying, beautiful and stressful.


Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel


Release Date: July 23rd, 2010
Starring: Joan Baez, Tony Bennett, Pat Boone, Jim Brown, Susan Brownmiller
Director: Brigitte Berman
Studio: Phase 4 Films
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 2 hours 04 minutes

The documentary film, directed by Oscar-winner Brigitte Berman, describes the remarkable life story of Hugh Hefner - one of the beginners of sexual revolution.
This story began in 1953, when Hefner first appeared in Playboy magazine and where he scored a success as hedonistic playboy and troublemaker for many of his opponents, including religious representatives, feminists and even the government. He was the man, whose innovative viewpoints kept him in a constant war against the forces of State and Church over the decades.
Berman shows us not only a sexual star, loved by and infatuated with lots of beautiful women, but the extraordinary person with controversial style of life. The filmmaker offers a deep sight into Hefner’s life with his fights over sexual freedom, abortion rights, First Amendment rights, social justice, censorship and many others.
The documentary provides the audience with numerous interviews and rare snapshots of Hefner, most of which was taken from his own voluminous archives. Besides, the film offers the curious interviews with such celebrities as George Lucas, Joan Baez, Jesse Jackson, Tony Bennett, James Caan and Jim Brown.


Great Directors


Release Date: July 2nd, 2010
Starring: Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Todd Haynes
Director: Angela Ismailos
Writer: Angela Ismailos
Studio: Paladin
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes

An exclusive work by Angela Ismailos, the documentary “Great Directors” offers the viewer a deep look at the cinema through the vision of ten world-famous filmmakers. Bernardo Bertolucci, Richard Linklater, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Todd Haynes, Agnes Varda, Catherine Breillat, Ken Loach, and John Sayles appear in the film in detailed interviews and conversations. The documentary provides the personal stories of great directors with exclusive shots, taken from their original films and historical archives. “Great Directors” is created to reveal the stories of life, career and incredible success of ten remarkable personalities in the cinematography. The documentary is not only chronicles of important events of these ten celebrities. It describes their personal lifestyle, their artistic evolution, their feelings and inspirations, in other words - everything, that helped them to become the acclaimed filmmakers of the world-class.
In “Great Directors” Angela Ismailos explores the prominent artists, their great role in the cinematography and their timeless masterpieces, which inspired and continue inspiring numerous movie-fans and filmmakers.


Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child


Release Date: July 21st, 2010
Starring: Julian Schnabel, Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Glenn O'Brien, Nicholas Taylor
Director: Tamra Davis
Studio: Arthouse Films
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes

The plot of the film is centered on an interview with Jean-Michel Basquiat, shot more than twenty years ago. The filmmaker Tamra Davis, who was also a friend of a young artist, offers a deep sight into the world of this charismatic canvas painter.
The documentary chronicles touch upon the significant periods of life of the artist. Basquiat’s first work was dated 1981. To 1983 he became an artist of great importance. To the age of 25 Basquiat achieved the incredible popularity: his career as an artist was at the height. 1985 he befriended and collaborated with painter Andy Warhol, but the sudden death of the last one in 1987 interrupted their successful cooperation. Basquiat passed away a year later. Heroin addicted, Jean-Michel couldn’t overcome his weakness for drugs and died at the age of 27, in 1988. The masterpieces of Basquiat, created not long before his death, sell nowadays for over a million US dollars.
The film by Davis is a biographical story of an unprecedented rise and fall of the artist, whose name and works belong to neo-expressionism and minimalism. Continually confronted with racism and misunderstanding, Basquiat could nevertheless have created and painted his own world full of mystery, which discovers the unsurpassed talent of its owner.


A Small Act


Release Date: July 12th, 2010
Starring: Chris Mburu, Hilde Back
Director: Jennifer Arnold
Studio: Considered Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

The documentary, directed by Jennifer Arnold, is a moving life story of a Kenyan boy, who achieved a lot thanks to his casual benefactor’s help.
Chris Mburu is a young and poor Kenyan, living and studying in one of the rural schools of Kenya. He is the best pupil in his school, but his top-ranked position there doesn’t nevertheless promise him bright future. Growing up in a penniless family, he has no chances to continue his education and find a deserving job. Coffee picking - the destiny of many of Kenyans doesn’t attract talented Mburu.
To his great luck the casual encounter with a Swedish pre-school teacher changes all his life. Hilde Back becomes Mburu’s sponsor. Every month she donates just a few dollars for Mburu, and this support helps the boy to fight for his best future. Thanks to Hilde Back he enters Harvard Law School and several years later he becomes a United Nations human rights advocate.
Having achieved great success in his professional life, Mburu decides to find his sponsor and thank her for her support and inestimable contribution to his future. Surprisingly he learns, that his sponsor is a Holocaust survivor, who ran away from Germany as a child. And Hilde Back is also surprised to learn, that her small donation could help Mburu so much on his way to the best future.

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Countdown to Zero (2010)


Release Date: July 23rd, 2010
Starring: Lucy Walker, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy
Director: Lucy Walker
Writer: Lucy Walker
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes

“Cowndown to Zero” is a documentary by Lucy Walker, touching upon the question of the universal importance. That is the question on nuclear weapons and their proliferation.
There was nothing more threatening for all nations during the Cold War, as the bombs. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the threat to all human, connected with the bombs, seemed to be left in the past. We thought the danger had passed since that time. But the history proved contrary of this statement.
Nowadays we face a second nuclear age. Already nine nations construct nuclear weapons and in the coming future the number of countries able to produce the nuclear bombs will grow. According to the reliable information, more than 40 nations have the technical potential to construct nuclear weapons in the nearest future. No matter, how much politicians are worried about the problem and how many efforts they make to achieve total global disarmament. There are those, who threat the world society by mass destruction. Terrorists will stop at nothing. Besides there is a certain risk, that one day the human error occurs, but the price for this mistake is far too big. We must stop the nuclear weapon proliferation, until it comes to countdown to zero…