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This landmark film for the BBC will explore the human fallout from the first and last atomic bombs used in an act of war.
The decision by the United States to drop atomic bombs on two Japanese cities - Hiroshima, on August 6th, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later, was one of the most momentous and destructive in world history, changing the face of global power dynamics and future conflict forever. The bomb known as ‘Little Boy’ that landed on Hiroshima was 2000 times more powerful than any bomb before it. The blast instantly killed 80,000 of the city’s 350,000 residents. By the end of the year, the death toll would rise to 140,000 as initial survivors succumbed to illnesses connected to radiation exposure.
In Nagasaki, where 40,000 were killed instantly, the figure would rise to 74,000 by the end of the year. Now, nearly eighty years later, Minnow Films will gather the testimony of the last survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, before their voices are lost forever. Amid current fears of a nuclear strike, can the experiences of these incredible survivors be a warning to the world?
