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''Dead Man's Letters'' (Russian: ''Письма мёртвого человека'') is a 1986 Soviet post-apocalyptic drama directed by Konstantin Lopushansky and starring Rolan Bykov, with a script by Vyacheslav Rybakov and [[Creator/StrugatskyBrothers Boris Strugatsky]].
The film is set [[AfterTheEnd in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust]], where a group of people are forced to live in underground bunkers, which they cannot leave without donning gas masks and protective clothing. The survivors attempt to find what little hope they can in this ruined world. Among the survivors is Prof. Larsen (Bykov), a history teacher who attempts to contact his missing son via letters.
Compare ''Film/TheDayAfter'' and ''Film/{{Threads}}'', to which this film could be considered the Soviet counterpart.
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!! Dead Man's Tropes:
* AfterTheEnd: The film is set in a ruined town following a nuclear war, whose inhabitants are forced to live underground and cannot leave their shelter without protective clothing due to the massive amount of radioactive fallout in both the air and soil.
* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with Larsen's students leaving the bunker to go search for life elsewhere, their ultimate fates unknown.]]
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is shot in an eerie sepia tone.
* ANuclearError: According to Prof. Larsen, this is what caused the apocalypse -- a computer error caused the first missile launch, and a technician attempted to stop it, but was unable to do so [[BlackComedy because he was slowed down by a cup of coffee in his hands]].
* PosthumousNarration: [[spoiler:In the final scene, it is revealed by one of Larsen's students that the professor died shortly after writing his letters, and that they are being read posthumously.]]
* SpoilerTitle: The title spoils the reveal that [[spoiler:Prof. Larsen's letters to his son are being read posthumously]].
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''Dead Man's Letters'' (Russian: ''Письма мёртвого человека'') is a 1986 Soviet post-apocalyptic drama directed by Konstantin Lopushansky and starring Rolan Bykov, with a script by Vyacheslav Rybakov and [[Creator/StrugatskyBrothers Boris Strugatsky]].
The film is set [[AfterTheEnd in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust]], where a group of people are forced to live in underground bunkers, which they cannot leave without donning gas masks and protective clothing. The survivors attempt to find what little hope they can in this ruined world. Among the survivors is Prof. Larsen (Bykov), a history teacher who attempts to contact his missing son via letters.
Compare ''Film/TheDayAfter'' and ''Film/{{Threads}}'', to which this film could be considered the Soviet counterpart.
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!! Dead Man's Tropes:
* AfterTheEnd: The film is set in a ruined town following a nuclear war, whose inhabitants are forced to live underground and cannot leave their shelter without protective clothing due to the massive amount of radioactive fallout in both the air and soil.
* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with Larsen's students leaving the bunker to go search for life elsewhere, their ultimate fates unknown.]]
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is shot in an eerie sepia tone.
* ANuclearError: According to Prof. Larsen, this is what caused the apocalypse -- a computer error caused the first missile launch, and a technician attempted to stop it, but was unable to do so [[BlackComedy because he was slowed down by a cup of coffee in his hands]].
* PosthumousNarration: [[spoiler:In the final scene, it is revealed by one of Larsen's students that the professor died shortly after writing his letters, and that they are being read posthumously.]]
* SpoilerTitle: The title spoils the reveal that [[spoiler:Prof. Larsen's letters to his son are being read posthumously]].
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