Iwan Rebroff is a German singer with an extremely unusual voice. His voice covers a range of 4 1/2 octaves. He is famous for singing Russian folk songs (his parents are Russian immigrants), but also sings opera, light classics and folk songs from many countries.

It is the story of Jim and Hilda, a nice old couple who could be your parents or grandparents. They live out in the country having retired and their life harks back to the glory days in the "last war" and when the government knew best. While the rest of the world is inching towards nuclear conflict, Jim begins planning for the attack in the only way he knows how, he reads the government documents and acts on what they say. When the bomb falls, they survive the initial onslaught; the following days are harrowing for them and immeasurably sad.