now, tina cordova claims a hollywood movie is doing the same thing.e downwinders' plight, could have helped her campaign. they're getting so much acclaim. it would be fantastic if theyjoined with us to say, now that you know the oppenheimer history, you should also know the history of the people of new mexico who were so horribly harmed as a result of being over—exposed to radiation by the oppenheimer bomb. we informed christopher nolan's publicist and agent of tina cordova's request that they speak out and acknowledge the suffering caused by the atomic bomb detonation in new mexico. but so far, we have not received a response. a few years ago, the membership of the academy was largely white, male and older and largely centered here in los angeles. well, that has changed. it's now more inclusive and more global and populated by members who are perhaps more willing to embrace films from other cultures and countries. that perhaps explains why germany has such a strong showing in this year's oscars race, as emma jones now explains. emmajones: germany is

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the mushroom cloud soared just miles from where tina cordova's family lived in the desert community ofularosa. >> it's less than 150 miles. >> reporter: and where for generations, her family has been stricken with cancer. tina received the news she had thyroid cancer at age 39. >> when you were diagnosed, how soon until you suspected it might be linked to the test site? >> i knew immediately. i always say, we don't ask if we're going to get cancer. we ask when it's going to be our turn. >> you ask when? >> when, because it's happened to everybody around us. >> reporter: multiple states have grappled with the fallout of u.s. nuclear bomb development, and since 1990, washington has compensated some families for medical expenses through a program called the radiation exposure compensation act, which helps people in areas downwind from government nuclear tests and exposure to pay their doctors' bills. >> the united states congress has not made any significant progress. >> reporter: but mired in budget standoffs, congress has come perilously close to an upcoming deadline to keep the program

the mushroom cloud soared just miles from where tina cordova's family lived in the desert community oftions her family has been stricken with cancer. tina received the news she had thyroid cancer at age 39. >> when you were diagnosed, how soon till you suspected it might be linked to the test site? >> i knew immediately. i always say we don't ask if we're going to get cancer, we ask when it's going to be our turn. >> reporter: you ask when. >> when. because it's happened to everybody around us. >> reporter: multiple states have grappled with the fallout of u.s. nuclear bomb development, and since 1990 washington has compensated some families for medical expenses through a program called the radiation exposure compensation act. which helps people in areas downwind from government nuclear tests and exposure to pay their doctor's bills. >> the united states congress has not made any significant progress. >> reporter: but mired in budget standoffs, congress has come perilously close to an upcoming deadline to keep the program running. >> then what? more and more loved ones who sacrificed s

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