When the Wind Blows
“...it's no fairy tale.”
AnimationWarDrama
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
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A devastatingly sad look at an elderly couple's naive preparations for nuclear war. It's a quiet, heartbreaking portrayal of love and denial against an unimaginable threat, set against the backdrop of the English countryside.
melancholicheartbreakingnaivebleakpoignantslow-burnadult animationbittersweetperiod pieceBritish realismaginglovedenialnuclear annihilationinnocence lost
husband wife relationshipcountrysidenuclear warenglandworld war iibased on comicbased on graphic novelnuclear falloutadult animationisolated houseradiation sicknessbomb shelterdepressing
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