Atomic People
Combining personal accounts with archive footage, this film features the voices of some of the only people left on earth to have survived a nuclear bomb.
The decision by the United States to drop atomic bombs on two Japanese cities - Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki three days later - was one of the most momentous and destructive in world history.
Now, nearly 80 years later, this unique film gathers the testimony of some of the last ‘Hibakusha’, survivors of the two atomic bombs, before their voices are lost forever. With an average age of 85, most Hibakusha were children when the bombs were dropped.
Combining their personal accounts with archive footage, the film features a significant number of voices from this shrinking group, the only people left on earth to have survived a nuclear bomb, while exploring how their experiences continue to affect them to this day.
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Clips
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"Please don't hurt him anymore"
Duration: 02:21
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"His skin was hanging off"
Duration: 01:50
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Silenced
Duration: 01:43
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"The park is full of the spirits of the people who died"
Duration: 01:45
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Benedict Sanderson |
Executive Producer | Morgan Matthews |
Director | Megumi Inman |
Editor | Otto Burnham |
Producer | Mayu Nakamura |
Producer | Ema Ryan Yamazaki |
Producer | Naoko Miyamoto |
Producer | Mitsu Hagiwara |
Production Manager | Emma Alldis |
Production Manager | Beth Bedwell |
Production Company | Minnow Films |
Broadcasts
- Wed 31 Jul 2024 21:00
- Tue 6 Aug 2024 23:05
- Thu 8 Aug 2024 01:35
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