Review of Testament (1983) by Tophee C — 03 Jun 2008

The most humane post-nuclear Cold War film you'll get to see with "Offret" (1986) and "Threads" (1984). This one is about accepting and moving on. Fair enough, but it is hard to buy the general passiveness.

This film tries to make you believe that people are ready to just accept death without batting an eyelid. No panic, no fit, no breakdown, not even a common desire to find out more about what can be improved or where to go, and that basically they'd rather just go back to playing piano and burying their relatives.

Hardly plausible in my book, and that's probably the most depressing thing about it.