It's 1955, and the U.S. military is testing its nuclear arsenal on the remote Nevada desert...where they’re building a picture-perfect village designed to be destroyed. Near the fateful site, three stories start to unfold: a construction worker toils away under the watchful eye of a duty-bound soldier and a mysterious talking bird; a Hollywood film crew shoots an epic Western just outside the blast radius; and a family of mannequins sits around their fabricated dinner table, yearning for an American dream they can never have. While the glittering tourist destination of Las Vegas looks on, with rooftop viewing parties and atomic showgirls, those on the ground brace for impact, as their worlds converge in one final catastrophic sonic boom.