Testament (1983)
Imagine a day like any other. The children are fighting, the refrigerator is humming. Highways are jammed, playgrounds are filled. Everything is perfectly normal... For the very last time.
Genre : Drama, Science Fiction
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Lynne Littman
Writer : John Sacret Young
Synopsis
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