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The Last Atomic Bomb

2006, Movie, NR, 92 mins

The Last Atomic Bomb: Review

Aimed squarely at a generation for whom the sheer, massive horror of atomic bombs is remote — like a special effect, only less so — Robert Richter's documentary adopts a sober, measured tone that echoes the voice of 70-year-old Sakue Shimohira, who survived both the blast at Nagasaki and the radiation poisoning that continued to claim victims long after the rubble was cleared. Shimohira lost her entire family to either the initial blast or its aftereffects and was herself shu... read more leave a comment