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The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Nov. 01, 1981
01:34:00
NR
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Overview:
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Ide as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.
Description
Film opens on December 28, 1999, three days before the dawn of the new century. A local reporter, Iron Idem, announces that the Martians have landed. Shortly after that his program loses its independence: he is given the script telling the crowds how to welcome the invaders. Then the chaos breaks out: the Martians and police mistreat the populace; things become violent. Idem’s own wife is kidnapped and it seems somebody is trying to reduce his effectiveness as a reporter. Idem decides to fight back: he illegally broadcasts a message during the rock concert, but nobody believes him anymore.
Director:
Piotr Szulkin
Writer:
Piotr Szulkin
Cast:
Krystyna Janda Roman Wilhelmi Jerzy Stuhr Stanisław Tym Witold Pyrkosz Zbigniew Buczkowski Bogusław Sobczuk Mariusz Dmochowski Marek Walczewski Bożena Dykiel Joanna Żółkowska Wiesław Drzewicz Stanisław Gawlik Janusz Gajos Juliusz Kalinowski Józef Skrzek Leonard Andrzejewski Tomasz Jarosiński Piotr Komorowski Michał Leśniak Czesław Majewski Stanisław Manturzewski Borys Marynowski Włodzimierz Musiał Jacek Strzemżalski Grzegorz Warchoł Krzysztof Wróblewski Marian Zdenicki Teodor Gendera
Tags:
Dystopian Sci-Fi
Keywords:
Police Martian Rock Concert Martian Invasion Future Surrealism Televised Trial Firing Squad Execution Trial Courtroom Bar Christmas Body Bag Jail Cell 1990s Sex In An Elevator Dead Wife Bathtub Wig Elevator Licking Lips Megaphone Crying Man Confessional Television Studio Christmas Tree Flophouse Bunk Bed Newspaper Chainsaw Neon Sign Oppression Media Critic Media Mass Media Church Ear Mark Social Critic Critic Television Set Television Industry Television Brainwashing Newscaster Alien Dystopia Blood Donation Blood Allegory Propaganda Year 1999 Media Manipulation Alien Contact
The War of the Worlds: Next Century, Ο Πόλεμος των Κόσμων: Επόμενος Αιώνας, Война миров. Следующее столетие, La guerra dei mondi, Krieg der Welten - Das nächste Jahrhundert, Válka světů - příští století, The War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds, Original title: Wojna swiatów - nastepne stulecie