A 30-minute Threads movie edit focused on the documentary aspect of the film.

Threads is a 1984 apocalyptic BBC nuclear war documentary drama. Centred on the industrial city of Sheffield in the north of England, it presents a grim vision of the likely effects a nuclear war will have on Britain and the planet. This video contains excerpts from the film documenting the US-provoked Russian invasion scenario that leads to nuclear war.

Tensions between Russia and the West escalate after a covert US operation to bring down the regime in Iran. Russia, which invaded Afghanistan in 1979, invades northern Iran. America responds to the Russian invasion by sending a rapid response force to protect US interests in the oil-rich south. A series of incidents cause events to spiral out of control leading to the use of tactical battlefield nuclear weapons and nuclear war.

Shot on a budget of £400,000, Threads was the first film of its kind to depict a nuclear winter. A groundbreaking BBC documentary drama, Threads is:

"A film which comes closest to representing the full horror of nuclear war and its aftermath, as well as the catastrophic impact that the event would have on human culture."

Threads was produced in Britain a year after its contemporary counterpart, The Day After, a 1983 ABC television film depicting a similar scenario in the United States. Threads was nominated for seven BAFTA awards in 1985 and won Best Single Drama, Best Design, Best Film Cameraman and Best Film Editor.

Threads Movie 1984 BBC Nuclear War Documentary Drama

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