Hiroshima – Race to the Apocalypse

Discover the story behind Hiroshima’s bombing attack and how it radically changed the face of the world.

From the earliest scientific quest for the atom in the 1930s to America’s entry into World War II—an event that accelerated the nuclear race—and finally to Japan’s capitulation, this documentary seeks to give viewers a clear, insightful understanding of the forces and decisions that led to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945.

Using newly uncovered German, American, Soviet, Chinese, Australian, and British archival materials, the film immerses the audience in a modern perspective on a world in turmoil, revealing how the dilemmas of the past still resonate in today’s geopolitical realities.