Wojna Swiatów - Nastepne Stulecie (1981)
Genre: Scifi
Duration: 96 minuten
Alternative title: The War of the World: Next Century
Country:
Poland
Directed by: Piotr Szulkin
Stars: Roman Wilhelmi, Krystyna Janda and Mariusz Dmochowski
IMDb score:
6,9 (1.407)
Releasedate: 1 November 1981
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Wojna Swiatów - Nastepne Stulecie plot
In the year 2000, the Earthlings are overrun by an alien civilization. Under the motto 'whoever controls the information channels controls reality', they are carrying out a true terror.
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Reviews & comments
Reint
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Surreal 1984-esque sci-fi dystopia, undoubtedly a commentary on the situation in Poland at the time—in any case, the film was banned domestically for that reason. The independent trade union Solidarność had emerged shortly before, and at the end of '81, the government would declare 'martial law'.
Despite the thin plot—a steady succession of events with reflective dialogue—the film still makes an impression through its somber, dreamy tone and cold settings. And fortunately, there is also a wry sense of dark humor.
The film effectively demonstrates how a dictatorship exploits suspicion, paranoia, and mutual distrust, and the role the media plays in the top-down presentation of a specific 'manufactured' truth.
Although the film was perhaps intended more for the communist dictatorships of that era, the commentary on mass media proves to remain relevant and transcendent regardless of the sender: "You feel smarter and smarter, as what you watch gets dumber and dumber." Indeed.
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