“Detonators charged,” is called out as Oppenheimer dons protective eyewear. The bomb comes into view and particles flash as destruction is created. The Oppenheimer film follows physicist J Robert Oppenheimer as he works with a team of scientists on the Manhattan Project, leading to the atomic bomb.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Shot in IMAX®, in a combination of IMAX® 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography with some sections in IMAX® black and white analog photography.