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Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima

Original title: Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima
Year: 1986
Running time: 58 min.
Country: United States
Director: John Dower, John Junkerman
Cast: Documentary
Genre: Documentary | Half-length Film
Synopsis: Haunted by memories of Hiroshima after the atomic blast, Iri and Toshi Maruki began a series of monumental paintings depicting what they had seen. These fifteen works, now known collectively as the Hiroshima Murals, have been viewed by more than ten million people around the world.

With engaging interviews and extended sequences of the Marukis painting, HELLFIRE traces the development of these artists' profound vision. "We paint dreadful scenes, cruel scenes, but I want to paint them with kindness," says Toshi Maruki. Their message is one of hope in the nuclear age, and a reminder of the power of art to render visible and meaningful what still seems unimaginable.

Awards: 1987: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary

1987: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to Grand Jury Prize - Documentary U.S..

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Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima

1986

John Dower, John Junkerman