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A comment on Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect.

Re:Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear h... by jhbadger on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:50PM (#30545870)
There's also a similar American film that seems to get forgotten -- 1983's Testament, which is about a small American town distant enough from big cities and military bases to avoid actually being damaged in the actual nuclear war, but which suffers from radiation sickness due to fallout and dwindling supplies a few weeks later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_(1983_film)

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Re:Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear h... by tablespoon on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:27PM (#30546484)
> There's also a similar American film that seems to get forgotten

There's also a similar but more famous American film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_After

It's pretty similar to the one you describe. It centers on Lawrence, Kansas, which doesn't get nuked, but has to deal with fallout, refugees, insufficient resources, etc.

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Re:Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear h... by somedude895 on Thursday March 03, 2022 @04:32PM (#30547301)
There's also On the Beach: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(1959_film)

Great book, great movie.

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