It's the cold war. The superpowers in America and Russia are fighting it out, and one wrong decision will cause Nuclear War and the end of the world. Everyday, an atomic bomb could fall from the sky, killing you and anyone near you for miles. You could die of the shock or impact of the explosion, you could die because of the resulting destruction caused by the explosion, and you could die from radiation poisoning.
That's where When the Wind Blows comes in. A sobering black comedy about two old people who live the countryside, when a nuclear bombs lands on their house. They survive, but are majority ignorant to want has really happened. This is the source of many jokes, but also gives the movie a more pungent aftertaste as we see these two characters slowly wasting away due to radiation poisoning, and finally the ending which I won't spoil for you.
Watch it, the whole feature length movie from the Cold War is on YouTube. Click on the link, links to all the other parts are shown elsewhere on the page.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OdguWMF1abU
Watch the movie, a fantastic animation which will make you laugh, but will ultimately hammer in what the Cold War was about. A brilliant movie and a must see for anyone into History and the Cold War.
