A blast from the past

"So, I want to bring the audience into that room (where the facilities were installed to launch the detonation), to be there for those decisions, to witness the moment when the button was pushed," he explained during an interview with Chinese journalists.

For the 53-year-old director, known for his complex storytelling, the key challenge in presenting the tale lay in striking a delicate balance between staying faithful to the historical events and ensuring audience engagement.

"I felt incredibly fortunate to have had access to such a comprehensive account of Oppenheimer's life in the book that I adapted. This book, which took 25 years of research, covers all aspects of his life and is filled with an abundance of valuable information," he said.

For the young generation of Chinese theatergoers who may have limited knowledge of the history, or of the 1940s, the movie will acquaint them with some of the most influential scientists from that era. Such figures include scientific giant Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, a Nobel Prize laureate in Physics, and Edward Teller, known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb".