Apocalypse '45

It may not be the holy grail, exactly, but what a remarkable discovery.

A transfixing documentary that depicts the final months of World War II in rare detail.

Thrillingly grand and revealingly intimate, it paints a timely portrait of the heroism, and sacrifices, required to uphold democracy.

Apocalypse '45 finds a way to trade in the typical war-doc toolkit for something more personal and more striking.

As you watch "Apocalypse '45," the story of what war is only becomes deeper.

A fascinating look at the final months of the brutal War in the Pacific [that] stands apart from most other takes on the subject.

[Director Erik] Nelson succeeded in putting a human face to the experience of war.

To call Erik Nelson's Apocalypse '45 a jarring film is, quite honestly, an understatement.

The fights are clearer here, in color, and just as dramatic as ever.

A reminder of when the world was at the brink of annihilation, and the violent means it took to stop it from being so.