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Physics Movie Club
On this page you can read a short synopsis of this season's films in the Physics Movie Club, view some movie stills or watch the cinema trailers.
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This is the story of a nuclear war on the UK. It begins nearly three months before the attack, which happens on Thursday, 26 May, though the year is unspecified. We watch two families' reactions — the Kemps and the Becketts — first as fighting erupts and escalates, then as the UK places itself on a war footing, and eventually as strategic bombing commences. We then follow family members as they face the medical, economic, social, and environmental consequences of a nuclear war.
This is the story of a nuclear war on the UK. It begins nearly three months before the attack, which happens on Thursday, 26 May, though the year is unspecified. We watch two families' reactions — the Kemps and the Becketts — first as fighting erupts and escalates, then as the UK places itself on a war footing, and eventually as strategic bombing commences. We then follow family members as they face the medical, economic, social, and environmental consequences of a nuclear war.
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This season’s films
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