Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
This month marks 70 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, which showed the terrible power of the atomic bomb. Mark Cousins's daring documentary looks at death and life in the atomic age. Using only old footage and a new musical score by the band Mogwai, the film shows us an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times, including protest marches, Cold War saber-rattling, Chernobyl, and Fukishima, as well as the sublime beauty of the atomic world and how x-rays and MRI scans have made people's lives better. The atomic age has been both a nightmare and a dream.
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