**Bleak Week 2026
Barefoot Gen Double Feature**
Based on the real life of original writer Keiji Nakazawa, Barefoot Gen follows a young boy from Hiroshima, as his life completely changes in a flash when the atomic bomb evaporates the city, killing his father and sibling. With his mother still alive, they try to pick up the pieces and continue to live in a forever changed Japan.
This is a horrific watch. The atomic bomb scene is shown in excruciating detail, not holding any punches, as we watch a child’s eyes melt out of her skull before her skin evaporates off. Images that will stick with me forever, Barefoot Gen is haunting.
**Bleak Week 2026
Barefoot Gen Double Feature**
Based on the real life of original writer Keiji Nakazawa, Barefoot Gen follows a young boy from Hiroshima, as his life completely changes in a flash when the atomic bomb evaporates the city, killing his father and sibling. With his mother still alive, they try to pick up the pieces and continue to live in a forever changed Japan.
This is a horrific watch. The atomic bomb scene is shown in excruciating detail, not holding any punches, as we watch a child’s eyes melt out of her skull before her skin evaporates off. Images that will stick with me forever, Barefoot Gen is haunting.
