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When the Wind Blows

1986 · 84 min

A gentle, devastating portrait of ordinary people clinging to routine as the world ends, leaving you hollowed out.

Tagline
...it's no fairy tale.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • war
  • aging
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity4
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
animation, war, drama
Directed by
Jimmy T. Murakami
Written by
Raymond Briggs
Starring
John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft, Robin Houston, James Russell, David Dundas, Matt Irving, Bernard Montgomery, Harry S. Truman
Music
Roger Waters
Runtime
84 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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