Threads(1985)
The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Movie: Threads
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Ruth Beckett
Jimmy Kemp
Mr. Kemp
Mrs. Kemp
Michael Kemp
Alison Kemp
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