The bomb that changed everything — and the lie they sold us for 80 years.
Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll. Bombshell sheds light on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth.
Direction
Loeterman builds dread through archival mastery, not manipulation.
Editing
Propaganda footage vs. suppressed truth — the cut stings.
Director
Ben Loeterman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film unearths suppressed dispatches from journalists who witnessed the aftermath firsthand — then were ordered to destroy their notes.
The 'benevolent atom' campaign pioneered modern government PR tactics still used to sanitize military action today.
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