A 25-minute gut-punch about growing up under the mushroom cloud.
In the 1950s a father helps his 11-year-old son overcome his fear of the A-bomb. Presented on PBS American Playhouse as part of a trilogy of short films on childhood events by new directors.
Acting
Lukas Haas devastates at 11 — eyes that hold nuclear winter.
Direction
Sanger makes every frame feel like a memory you're not sure is yours.
Director
Jonathan Sanger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of PBS's 'American Playhouse' new director showcase that also launched Steven Soderbergh's career with 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' the same year.
The 1950s 'Duck and Cover' generation this depicts literally built the world we inherited — their childhood dread became our climate anxiety.
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