The Day After
The Day After
“ They told us it would be impossible to make this movie. They told us it would be impossible for you to watch it. We hope nothing is impossible. ”
CINEMA1983-12-10
RegionUS
Runtime127 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A landmark in bleak nuclear realism. Stripping away heroic tropes, it meticulously chronicles the devastating medical, psychological and societal aftermath of atomic war.”
Storyline
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable...
DIRECTOR / Director
Nicholas Meyer
KEYWORDS
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