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The Day After Trinity

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1981 · 89 min Documentary History
7.5 / 10 · TMDB

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer leads a secret wartime project, marshaling the greatest scientific minds to build a weapon of unimaginable power. Through interviews with Manhattan Project scientists and newly declassified footage, the film traces the feverish race from theoretical physics to the first atomic test, codenamed Trinity. It then follows Oppenheimer's profound transformation, as the architect of the bomb becomes a haunted and vocal opponent of the nuclear arms race he helped ignite.

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Year 1981
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary, History
Director Jon Else
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.5/10 (19 votes)

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This is a masterful and chilling documentary that transcends historical record to become a profound moral inquiry. It captures the terrifying duality of scientific triumph, where unparalleled intellect grapples with apocalyptic consequences.

What lingers after the credits is the weight of Promethean knowledge—the haunting image of Oppenheimer's eyes, which saw the sun brought down to earth. A essential meditation on power and conscience. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jon Else

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