The Chain Reaction

Australian outback. Autumn wind. A crow's call. Radioactive waste poisons a man, forcing him on the run. An engineer and a paramedic become embroiled as he seeks to expose a corporate cover-up. Paranoia blooms in the Ozploitation sun.

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Ian Barry directed The Chain Reaction in 1980. See Ian Barry's full filmography, where to start with Ian Barry, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ian Barry.

The Chain Reaction was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.