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When the Wind Blows

Movie·1986·Animation, War, Drama·1h 24m·7.5 (335)·Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami

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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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