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.
Stars: Boris Leskin, Klaus Schleiff, Boris Sichkin, Gunter Walch, Christopher Wynkoop, Matthias Fuchs
Crew: Robert Stone (Director), Matthias Haedecke (Camera Department Manager), John Kusiak (Music), Ulrich Lenze (Producer), Ingo Helm (Screenplay), Guido Knopp (Manager of Operations)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: ZDF, CineCentrum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Discovery Channel, RAI
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 01, 1998
IMDb: 4.1
Keywords:cold war, mockumentary
