Fresh
No warning can really prepare you for these images of ashen corpses, maimed survivors and apocalyptic destruction, but in an age of renewed nuclear tension, there can be no question as to their relevance.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2007 · 1h 26m · Not Rated
Documentary, War
Directed by
Steven Okazaki
Overview
Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.
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Fresh
Film's sobering impact lets the images and witnesses' words speak for themselves.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh
A stirring and heart-wrenching statement of the horrible powers that mankind holds in its fist.
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
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