"For years I didn't talk about the bomb, even to my sons, but then I realized, if I don't speak up now and if I die, nobody will ever know." Florence was 13 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Forty years later, she gives her account of what she saw and felt that day--and how it has affected her life since.

Survivors is the first English language film in which Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors speak for themselves about their experiences, their fears and traumas. It is a remarkable tale of a group of twenty atomic bomb survivors who have either returned or immigrated to the United States where they continue to face a range of physical, psychological and social problems.

Survivors is an eloquent documentary that serves a dual purpose: as an historical document of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors and their struggles, it is an important piece of journalism; as a depiction of the aftermath of nuclear war, it could hardly be more timely.

Originally presented by WGBH "World"

Major funding provided by
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE
SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE (United Presbyterian Church, USA),
HÔSÔ-BUNKA FOUNDATION, INC., COLUMBIA FOUNDATION,
HIROSHIMA COMMITTEE FOR THE "SURVIVORS" FILM PROJECT