Rent The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981)

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Rent The War of the Worlds: Next Century (aka Wojna swiatów - nastepne stulecie) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
In a radical reworking of the H.G. Wells classic, 'War of the Worlds: Next Century', tells the story of Iron Idem (celebrated Polish actor 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...Drawing as much on George Orwell and 1984 as on Wells' novel, Piotr Szulkin's prescient allegory of state and media control is a dark sci-fi that uses classic noir tropes to tell its sinister story.
Actors:
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Directors:
Writers:
Piotr Szulkin
Aka:
Wojna swiatów - nastepne stulecie
Genres:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
Countries:
Poland
BBFC:
Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
96 minutes
Languages:
Polish
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BBFC:
Release Date:
04/12/2023
Run Time:
97 minutes
Languages:
Polish LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic - a documentary on War of the Worlds cinematographer Zygmunt Samosiuk and his work, featuring interviews with Szulkin and Andrzej Wajda among others (Adam Lewandowski, 2012, 30 mins)
  • PRL - Polish Post-Apocalyptic Fables - A video essay by Dobrotka Wieckiewicz on how science fiction, surrealism and the grotesque was used to explore themes of consumerism, reification and alienation by Piotr Szulkin and others during the Polish People's Republic (2023, 6 mins)
  • Labyrinth - Jan Lenica's award-winning short film about a flying man who visits an art nouveau metropolis (1963, 15 mins)

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