Def-Con 4 (1985)

Original title

DEFCON-4

Directed by

Paul Donovan, Tony Randel

Genre

science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three astronauts on a space station watch nuclear war break out on Earth. When they return home they find a dangerous and changed world.

bleaktensedatedslow-burnclaustrophobicgrimlow-budgetthought-provoking

What happens

Def-Con 4 is a 1985 Canadian post-apocalyptic film, portraying three astronauts who survive World War III aboard a space station and return to Earth to find greatly changed circumstances. The film's title refers to the Defense Readiness Condition (DEFCON), the United States military's nuclear alert system, though the title erroneously refers to DEFCON 4 as a high state of readiness. DEFCON 4 is in fact the second-lowest state of readiness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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