MUMBAI: Magnolia Pictures has lapped up the North American theatrical rights of Lucy Walker‘s documentary Countdown to Zero that centres around the escalating nuclear arms race.

The film is set for release this year.

In another development, History Channel picked up the US TV broadcast rights.

The film, which vouches for nuclear disarmament features global figures as Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.

Countdown has been produced by Lawrence Bender and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media and the World Security Institute.