Fat Man and Little Boy
“The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.”
DramaHistoryWar
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
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This film feels like a tense, intellectual dive into the moral complexities of scientific ambition during wartime. It's a somber, steady exploration of the immense pressure and ethical quandaries faced by those building the atomic bomb.
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atomic bombnew mexicoworld war iiatomic bomb testbiography1940smanhattan project
