The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
This mock documentary uses archival footage, interviews and reports taken out of context and staged interviews to highlight a possible escalation into a nuclear war. In this feature, tension in East Germany, and an uprising triggered by a visit by Gorbachev sees a successful military coup taking place in the USSR. Western actions against brutal crack-downs on civilians involved increases tension between the sides, finally resulting in nuclear war.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingo HelmScreenplay
- Robert StoneWriter
- Robert StoneDirector
Cast
- Boris LyoskinYuri Rubanov
- Klaus SchleiffOberst Wolfgang Hecker
- Boris SichkinGeneral Vladimir Soschkin
- Gunter WalchGeneral Karl Frohm
- Christopher WynkoopMartin Jacobs
- Matthias FuchsNarrator