Oscar-winning World War 2 ‘masterpiece’ is on TV this weekend | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

This 12 months marks the eightieth anniversary of the primary use of a nuclear weapon in struggle.

During World War 2, US President Harry Truman ordered the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese metropolis of Hiroshima and three days later, on Nagasaki.

The outcome was the deaths of between 150,000 to 246,000 folks, principally civilians. The Japanese surrendered to the Allies six days after the latter bomb, which was the final time a nuclear weapon was utilized in a battle.

The atomic bombs have been produced in secret through the Manhattan Project, which was directed by nuclear physicist J Robert Oppenheimer.

After studying the 2005 biography American Prometheus, Sir Christopher Nolan tailored his life into the three-hour epic Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy within the titular position.

Hailed a “masterpiece” by The Telegraph, Oppenheimer went on to be nominated for 13 Oscars and received seven, together with Best Actor for Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. Most notably, it was the primary time Nolan received an Academy Award, taking dwelling two for Best Picture and Best Director.

Oppenheimer is on BBC Two at 9pm this Sunday and will probably be streaming on BBC iPlayer afterwards.