Whispers From the Core

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The silence we cannot speak.

Overview

Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery's shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Avinu Films

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Cast

Self

The Man

Self

The Woman

Self

The Girl

Themselves

The Children

Themselves

The People

Self

Aiko Ikemoto

Self

Toru Ikemoto

Boy of Nagasaki

Daigo Hirono

First Girl of Hiroshima

Joanne Thompson

Second Girl of Hiroshima

Martha Miller

Third Girl of Hiroshima

Rose Stewart

Fourth Girl of Hiroshima

Catherine Sengrey

Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…

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