The Day the Sun Fell ( Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel )

The Day the Sun Fell (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2015 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Aya Domenig

Written By:
Aya Domenig

Actors:
Aya Domenig ..... Herself
Kiyomi Doi ..... Herself, Aya Domenig's grandmother
Shigeru Doi ..... Himself, Aya Domenig's grandfather, Red Cross doctor (archive footage)
Sumiko Miyahara ..... Herself, Hiroshima atomic bomb aftermath nurse
Chizuko Uchida ..... Herself
Shuntaro Hida ..... Himself, former Imperial Japanese Army doctor
Hitoshi Kai ..... Himself, chairman of Junod Association
Mai Nakata ..... Herself, Fukushima refugee
Shoei Nakata ..... Himself, Mai Nakata's son, Fukushima refugee
Shinzo Abe ..... Himself, prime minister of Japan

Synopsis:

Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty for the Red Cross during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these very last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.

Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.oshima after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city, the filmmaker encounters doctors and nurses who went through similar experiences to his at the time. Right up until his death in 1991, her grandfather was never able to speak about his experiences, but the formidable stories and openness of her protagonists bring her closer to his past. When on March 11th, 2011 a new nuclear catastrophe takes place in Fukushima, the present catches up with her journey to the past. Her search takes on a new turn and her protagonists appear in a new light.

The filmmaker's grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing. Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushima's catastrophe.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 22 May, 2017.

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