Cinema Clock
  Log in / Sign up
 
    Share this page

    Info

    Japanese poster of the movie Gift of Fire
    2020     Drama    
    Japan
    1h 51min
    Original language: Japanese

    In the midst of WWII, young Japanese researcher Shu and his team are assigned to work on nuclear fission. This group of scientists races the rest of the world to split an atom, a vital first step towards developing nuclear weaponry. Shu feels remarkable pressure to complete this task, as his step-brother, Hiroyuki, is sent to fight on the war's front lines. The brothers, along with their best friend through childhood, Setsu, confront their complicated feelings for each other and their country as the war progresses and Japan's chances of winning become more and more dire. Shu struggles to honor his obligations to science, his family, his country and his own morality in this pivotal moment in history.

    Directed byHiroshi Kurosaki
    Written byHiroshi Kurosaki

    Starring

    Yûya Yagira
    Kasumi Arimura
    Issei Ogata
    Peter Stormare
    + MORE

    © Studio&Distr.