In the era of the Cold War, the White House - and ultimately the world tensely watch as developments unfold that may change the course of humanity. For thirteen tension-filled days the United States and Soviet Union engage in the first confrontation of the nuclear age, not realising they are but a short step away from a full scale nuclear war...

Directed by Roger Donaldson. Casts include Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp.