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Director
  
Screenplay
  
Writer
  
Piotr Szulkin

Language
  
7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Sci-Fi, Thriller, War

Duration
  

Country
  
Poland

The War of the Worlds: Next Century movie poster

Release date
  
20 February 1983

Initial release
  
February 20, 1983 (Poland)

Music director
  
Jozef Skrzek, Wojciech "Wojtek" Gogolewski

Cast
  
(Iron Idem), , (Attorney),
Mariusz Dmochowski
(Head of TV Station),
Marek Walczewski
(Committee Receptionist)

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The War of the Worlds: Next Century (Polish: Wojna światów – następne stulecie) is a 1981 Polish film by Piotr Szulkin which is inspired by the classical novel of H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds. It was immediately banned by the Polish government upon its release because it depicted political parallels with the political context of the country at that time. It only received its premiere on 20 February 1983.

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Plot

The film starts from the position close to the literary inspiration suggested in the title, but rather from developing it in the same manner as the novel it is used as a witty commentary on the political situation of Poland in the period of the Polish People's Republic.

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The film starts with the arrival of a more advanced civilization from Mars which purports to have a friendly attitude towards Earthlings. The place visited by the Martians resembles a police state in which a huge role is played by television, which is used as a propaganda tool.

The main character of the film, Iron Idem (Roman Wilhelmi) is a news presenter who has a popular TV program, Iron Idem's Independent News. However, the news that is presented on his program is carefully chosen by Idem's boss (Mariusz Dmochowski) who later orders the kidnapping of Idem's wife (Krystyna Janda). Iron Idem is forced to collaborate with the state apparatus, which is controlled by blood thirsty Martians, and encourages people to give blood.

After being thrown out of his flat, Idem has a chance to observe stupefied citizens who fall victim to the repression of the state apparatus. Finally, the main protagonist rebels and criticizes society during a TV Super Show which is a concert organized as a farewell to the Martians.

On the day after the Martians departure the Earth’s mass media change their perception of the whole situation and the visit from Mars is viewed as an aggressive invasion and Iron Idem is shown as the main collaborator. He is sentenced to death and killed but only on the television screen. In reality he leaves the television studio and steps into the outside world which is covered by mist.

References

The War of the Worlds: Next Century Wikipedia
The War of the Worlds: Next Century IMDb The War of the Worlds: Next Century themoviedb.org


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