Underplayed Gems

The wind (1988)

The wind poster
Original title
Քամի
Directed by
Robert Sahakyants
Genre
speculative fiction, pritcha
Country
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Runtime
20 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An animated short film from the Soviet Union uses metaphor to show the effects of nuclear disaster. It reflects concerns about a nuclear power plant in Armenia after the Chernobyl accident.

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What happens

«Ве́тер» (арм. Քամի) — советский рисованный фантастический мультфильм, созданный в 1988 году Робертом Саакянцем на студии Арменфильм. Антиядерный мультфильм «Ветер» отражает реакцию армянской интеллигенции на аварию на ЧАЭС и попытку постройки АЭС в Армении. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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