首度执导电影的电视女导演琳妮李特曼在此片表现出非同一般的才能,珍亚历山大和威廉狄凡在此片中也有精彩细致动人的表演。剧情虚构了一次核子战争后,美国加州一个侥幸逃过此劫的家庭在极端艰难的环境中生存下来的故事。该片采用半纪录性的手法,通过日复一日观察剧中人的生活转变,让观众从近乎切身经历的遭遇中反省人类面临核战这一大悲剧,并暗示性地鼓励人们采取措施制止这类事件的发生 imdb:7.5/10 (891 votes)Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.