Dead Man's Letters

Movie • 1986 • Sci-Fi  

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In a world after the nuclear apocalypse a scholar helps a small group of children and adults survive, staying with them in the basement of the former museum of history. In his mind he writes letters to his son — though it is obvious that they will never be read.
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We see a good boy wearing a radiation suit when he goes out with his owners, very safe.
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A woman suffering radiation sickness.
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Not excessive gore, but there is a scene where the main character walks through a children's hospital ward and sees children being treated right after the nuclear explosion. One shot shows skin peeling off a child's leg.
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A man commits suicide after giving a speech about humanity in general, where he announces he'll be killing himself. He is shown walking to and sitting in a ditch. His death is off-camera.
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I would say that depends on the viewer. It ends with a message of hope for the orphaned children after the main character's passing. "The world is not dead. Go while you have the strength, for when a man is on his way, there's still hope for him."
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Several dead bodies are shown through the movie. A scene in a children's hospital ward shows children being injured from a nuclear explosion. At one point, the movie shows a child's skin peeling off their leg.
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A female museum employer walks around topless at the bunker, testing a theory about human adaptability to environment changes.
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It's implied by the scenes where buildings are blown up by nuclear explosions. Several dead bodies are seen under debris.
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A man commits suicide, leaving his adult son behind. However, he states the son has forgiven him.
A group of orphans are abandoned by their caretaker, who will move into an underground bunker.
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The museum curator, at the end of his speech in defense of humanity.
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The main character is shown having flashbacks from the previous events.
A group of children develop mutism, distrust and hypervigilance, which can be considered symptoms of PTSD.
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Used by a state officer to refer to a group of traumatized children.
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The main character's wife, Anna, dies from radiation sickness. It is implied that their son, Eric, is dead, too.
The museum curator kills himself, leaving his adult son behind.
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The movie is set in a fictional nuclear holocaust in the Soviet Union. It shows a scene about nuclear explosions destroying entire cities.
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The main character dies at the end of the movie.
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Several characters, including the main character, his wife, the museum's curator, the priest and (it is implied) the main character's son.
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A government employee calls a group of traumatized children "retarded".
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Nothing shown on screen, but it's implied by the film's post-apocaliptic setting.
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Nothing shown on screen, but it's implied by the film's post-apocaliptic setting.
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