When the Wind Blows (1986)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.9/10   

Director:

Jimmy T. Murakami

Escritores:

Raymond Briggs (book)
Raymond Briggs (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 marzo 1988 (USA)

Género:

Animación | Drama | Guerra

Frase comercial:

...It's No Fairy Tale

Plot:

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack...

Plot Keywords:

Radiation Sickness | English Countryside | Cold War | Nuclear War | Married Couple

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

More disturbing than any film I have ever seen

Reparto

Peggy Ashcroft	...	Hilda Bloggs (voice)
John Mills	...	Jim (voice)
Robin Houston	...	Announcer (voice)
James Russell
David Dundas
Matt Irving

También conocida como:

Cuando el viento sopla (Spain) [es]
Cuando sopla el viento (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

80 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (TVC)

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

UK:PG | Germany:6 (DVD) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-10 | Sweden:7

Compañía:

Meltdown Productions

Errores:

Errores Reales: During the nuclear attack, cars can still be seen traveling on the highway. The cars would actually stall due to the electromagnetic pulse that would result from a nuclear attack. Electric and diesel trains would also stall.

Citas:

[dying of radiation poisoning]
Hilda: Shall we... pray, dear?
Jim: Pray?
Hilda: Yes.
Jim: All right then... But... to who?
Hilda: God, of course.
Jim: Oh, oh, oh, I see... Yes, yes... Would that be the correct thing?
Hilda: It can't do any harm, dear.
Jim: Ok, um... Here it goes... Dear sir...
Hilda: No, that's wrong, dear.
[...]

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Folded Flags

More disturbing than any film I have ever seen

An elderly couple (Hilda and Jim -- voiced by Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills) -- who have experienced WWII -- prepare for a nuclear war believing every word that the government says and expecting a short and happy outcome should the worst happen.

I have watched a lot of movies and I expect to watch a lot more movies before I am through, but I won't see anything quite like this one. If you think you have seen everything and had everything possible thrown at you from a TV/Cinema screen -- then think again.

When The Wind Blows must be the most disturbing film I have ever seen -- and it is a low budget cartoon with a PG certificate! The movie starts by playing for laughs and introducing us to the daily routine of our elderly couple.They are living in the past and think of war in a kindly way. This is to soften us up for what follows -- and what follows will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Having your emotions manipulated by cinema is nothing new, but this film uses real government information and very real scenarios.

If only more people could see this film and debate the messages it contains we would have a safer and better world.