Summaries

The filmmaker's grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushima's catastrophe.

Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.oshima after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city, the filmmaker encounters doctors and nurses who went through similar experiences to his at the time. Right up until his death in 1991, her grandfather was never able to speak about his experiences, but the formidable stories and openness of her protagonists bring her closer to his past. When on March 11th, 2011 a new nuclear catastrophe takes place in Fukushima, the present catches up with her journey to the past. Her search takes on a new turn and her protagonists appear in a new light.

Details

Keywords
  • quest
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 31, 2015
Countries of origin Finland Switzerland
Language German Japanese
Filming locations Hiroshima, Japan
Production companies SRG - SSR Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) Ican Films

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Runtime 1h 19m
Color Color
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