THEME EXPLORATION

atomic bomb survivors

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August
1991 · Akira Kurosawa
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Slacker
Slacker
1991 · Richard Linklater
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker
2008 · Kathryn Bigelow
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Shohei Imamura
Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
2012 · Peter Greenaway
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Robert Wise
Shack and puppets
Shack and puppets
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · Alexandre Aja
Retribution
Retribution
2023 · Nimród Antal
Jet Storm
Jet Storm
1959 · Cy Endfield
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His film 'Come and See' depicts the devastating human toll of war and nuclear-age violence through an unflinching lens of survivor trauma.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His 'Kwaidan' and other works grapple with Japanese suffering and survival during wartime, reflecting deeply on atomic-age anxieties and human resilience.