uses the stylised strokes of animation to show what would otherwise be beyond the bounds of cinematic representation
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07/02/07
Barefoot Gen (1983)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:4
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7/10
Synopsis: An acclaimed animated version of the autobiographical comic book series by Keiji Nakazawa about his experiences as a six-year-old during and after the detonation of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki.
Director: Masayuki Mori
Reviews for Barefoot Gen
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Disturbing, subversive, and unbelievably manages to find a happy ending in Hiroshima
11/10/05
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11/01/05
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01/01/00
gets inside the head with its brutal imagery
01/01/00
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