TV series

Apocalypse: The Second World War

2009 · 1 season

A sobering, immersive plunge into real wartime footage, colorized to feel immediate and haunting, demanding steady attention.

Overview: A six-part French documentary about the Second World War composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondents, soldiers, resistance fighters and private citizens. The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized, save for some original color footage. The only exception to the treatment are most Holocaust scenes, which are presented in the original black and white.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, death, power, survival
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
death
power
survival
violence
Places: military
sea
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none