The Bomb

Name: The Bomb (2016)
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 57

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The Bomb

2016

55m

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Filmmakers use archival footage and animation to explore the culture surrounding nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire and the perverse appeal they still exert.

Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

Feb 11, 2017

This one-hour assault on the senses is less about informing the viewer than about jarring them into the realization that we are no less safe now than during the height of the Cold War.

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

Apr 27, 2016

I enjoyed it. I'm still not sure if I was supposed to.

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Julie McDowall

The National (Scotland)

Jun 28, 2018

Watching these awful scenes without the intrusion of a narrator was hugely powerful, and the film ends with a sombre, silent warning.

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Christopher Campbell

Thrillist

Feb 9, 2018

A kaleidoscopic montage of archival footage of military exercises, nuclear bomb tests and more unnerving material, some of it more beautiful than you'd prefer to acknowledge.

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Kevin Ford

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Smriti Keshari

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Eric Schlosser

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Filmmakers use archival footage and animation to explore the culture surrounding nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire and the perverse appeal they still exert.

Director: Kevin Ford, Smriti Keshari, Eric Schlosser
Producer: Smriti Keshari, Eric Schlosser
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 16, 2017
Runtime: 55m

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