For American victims of nuclear tests, Oppenheimer does not sufficiently recognize their suffering. On screen, the experiment takes place in a completely empty desert expanse.
In reality, thousands of people - mostly Hispanic and Native American - lived within a radius of 80 kilometers. Despite the exorbitant price paid by the victims of the Manhattan Project, none of them have received any compensation.. “They knew of our existence when they made the film, but they chose to ignore us again,” says Tina Cordova, a cancer survivor.