White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
• August 6th, 2007 • 1h 26min
Documentary, War
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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