Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry makes bureaucrats terrifyingly human.
Direction
Harper traps you in rooms with nowhere to hide.
Director
Tom Harper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on actual UK government nuclear drills from the Cold War where officials really did role-play armageddon over sandwiches.
The entire film was shot in ten days in one location to mirror the claustrophobia; Ben Chaplin reportedly never broke character between takes.
US
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