Refuge of Fear

Refuge of Fear

1974 · 96 min · ★ 5.3 · Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

North America, in the near future. Two married couples and a son live in a strange apartment that is actually a fallout shelter. The world has been devastated by a nuclear war, and the group waits impatiently for the radioactivity to disappear, growing more and more antagonistic towards each other in the interim.

Directed by José Ulloa · Written by Miguel Sanz

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