Overview
- Following a lauded Venice premiere, the film debuts in cinemas now with Netflix streaming slated for the end of the month.
- Set over roughly 20 minutes in real time, the story tracks a potential nuclear strike on Chicago from multiple perspectives without revealing the weapon’s origin.
- Coverage highlights procedural realism, including escalation to DEFCON 1, and depicts senior officials’ hesitation under extreme pressure.
- Rebecca Ferguson leads from the White House Situation Room, Idris Elba appears as the U.S. president, and Volker Bertelmann provides the ominous score.
- Reviewers describe the Netflix release as a restrained chamber piece and some suggest it could figure in the upcoming Academy Awards race.