The film is not completely fair but it does convey a reasonably accurate sense of one aspect of the social consciousness following the War
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07/21/06
The Atomic Cafe (1982)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A hilarious, harrowing collection of government propaganda films intended to "educate" the public about nuclear war. Among the featured shorts are Burt the Turtle showing school children how to... [More]
Director: Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty
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07/26/02
Shocking, sobering, hilarious and insightful. You'll never look at nuclear war the same way!
07/26/02
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07/09/02
Strikes a middle ground between surrealism and pop culture.
03/14/02
The Atomic Cafe captures the Atomic Age and the resulting Cold War better than any documentary
09/26/01
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