Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion

Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion explores the incredible true story of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a city devastated by a massive explosion and its aftermath a historic tragedy that became a living metaphor for a worldwide conflict. In the early hours of December 6, 1917, the Mont Blanc, a French-owned freighter loaded to the gunnels with thousands of tons of TNT, collided with a Belgian relief ship and exploded in the Halifax Harbor killing 2,000 people and injuring more than 9,000 others. (official distributor synopsis)