When the Wind Blows
1986 · 1h 24m · Animation, Drama, War · United Kingdom · Rated PG (GB)
...it's no fairy tale.
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.
Directed by
Jimmy T. MurakamiWritten by
Raymond Briggs7.2Smart score
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adult animationbased on comicbased on graphic novelbomb sheltercountrysidedepressingenglandhusband wife relationshipisolated housenuclear falloutnuclear warradiation sicknessworld war ii
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