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Directed by Paul Wilmshurst, Hiroshima leans on a strong ensemble — John Hurt, Shuntaro Hida, Robert Austin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2005.
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Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
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