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Title: The End of Civilization: Three Films By Piotr Szulkin
Condition: New
Format: Blu-ray
EAN: 5060974680580
Genre: Foreign Languages & EFL
Release Date: 04/12/2023
Description: Masquerading as both works of science fiction and horror, Piotr Szulkin's satirical, surrealistic apocalypse trilogy is Polish cinema's best-kept secret. These highly imaginative works of fantasy are bound by a preoccupation with the machinations of power and a distinct, visual sensibility. In a radical reworking of the H.G. Wells classic, The War of the Worlds: Next Century, tells the story of Iron Idem (Roman Wilhelmi), a television host, who finds himself contending with a Martian invasion, whose takeover involves collaborating with the state and manipulating the populace through a media apparatus made up entirely of fake news. Meanwhile, in O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization, the survivors of a claustrophobic, subterranean world in ruins are pacified by Soft (Jerzy Stuhr), who engineers a mass collective dream of escape through means of a mythical vessel, The Ark. Finally, in the darkly comic Ga, Ga: Glory to the Heroes, Scope (Daniel Olbrychski) must be tried and convicted of a heinous crime for him to participate in a bloody, televised gladiator contest. Frequently butting heads with Polish authorities both before and after the collapse of Communism, writer and director Piotr Szulkin remains a unique visual stylist whose parables of power transcend easy genre pigeonholing.
Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
Studio: Radiance Films
Language: Polish
Subtitle Language: English
Director: Piotr Szulkin
Actor: Mariusz Dmochowski, Mariusz Benoit, Jerzy Stuhr, Katarzyna Figura, Jerzy Trela, Marek Walczewski, Jan Nowicki, Kalina Jedrusik, Henryk Bista, Daniel Olbrychski, Roman Wilhelmi, Krystyna Janda
Rating: 15
No Of Discs: 3
Run Time: 270 minutes
Region Code: Region A,B,C
MPN: RAD030BDLE
Release Year: 2023

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