War Book (NR)

synopsis

This film takes place over three days as nine civil servants gather to take part in a policy shaping scenario. They are there to make decisions on Britain's reaction to an international nuclear attack. At first the participants are casual, playing out the scenario against a backdrop of their own petty squabbles and personal ambitions. Only two participants know the truth - that the country is secretly facing a real nuclear threat, and that their theoretical responses may become reality sooner than they can know.