On Monday 23rd September, Sheffield Transformed and Red Riding Magazine are co-hosting a screening of Threads.
Originally aired in September 1984, during the height of the Cold War, Threads imagines how a nuclear war could unfold. Set in Sheffield, the film shows the devastating impact, and post-apocalyptic aftermath, of a nuclear attack. And, forty years after it was first shown, the film remains a shocking and thought-provoking depiction of atomic warfare.
Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, the film's plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film portrays the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war for working-class people.
The film will be introduced by speakers from the Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Red Riding Magazine who will discuss its historical significance.
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale of £0-£7.
Doors open at 6:45pm for a 7pm start at the Broomhall Centre.
Please note that the film has been given a 15 rating and contains graphic war imagery including wounds and injuries.
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