Twilight Time
2024
Action / Documentary
Twilight Time
2024
Action / Documentary
3.5/10
26
Plot summary
Hailed by former US president Jimmy Carter as “the man who saved the world”, Ball was an ‘insurgent intellectual’ who emerged as a key figure in the turbulent political landscape of the Cold War. The Australian scholar and security expert’s theories on the fallacy of nuclear action and his advice to the US Department of Defense played significant roles in the de-escalation of global conflict during the 1970s, while his investigation of controversial US military base Pine Gap during the 80s enraged ASIO – which kept a security file on him. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ball offered guidance on signals intelligence in Burma and Thailand, and his work in East Timor gave the public a taste of secrets the government would prefer to remain hidden.
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Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 845.69 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
25 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 2
Comments 3
The photo on the cover shows Australia's Pine Gap, an NSA listening station.
Summary: A gripping profile of Australian academic Des Ball who counseled against nuclear escalation and was hailed by Jimmy Carter for averting potential crisis. An insight into Australia's role in global strategy, defense and surveillance.
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Twilight Time is a 2024 documentary film by director John Hughes that profiles Australian academic and nuclear escalation counselor Des Ball, highlighting his role in averting potential global crises and examining Australia's involvement in global strategy and surveillance. A television documentary of the same name also exists, which focuses on critical thinkers concerning the Pine Gap military base, and the film project serves to inform democratic debate on these issues