1981    1h 34mScience Fiction, Thriller
6.96.8
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem 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.
Directed by Piotr Szulkin
  • Roman WilhelmiIron Idem
  • Krystyna JandaGea
  • Jerzy StuhrAttorney
  • Stanisław TymSecret Agent
  • Witold PyrkoszJudge
  • Zbigniew BuczkowskiPoliceman
  • Bogusław SobczukTV News Presenter
  • Mariusz DmochowskiHead of TV Station
  • Marek WalczewskiCommittee Receptionist
  • Bożena DykielNurse Drawing Blood
  • Joanna ŻółkowskaWoman with Dog
  • Wiesław DrzewiczOld Man
  • Stanisław GawlikIdem's Porter
  • Janusz GajosWater Supply Worker
  • Juliusz KalinowskiOld Man Donating Blood
  • Józef SkrzekInstant Glue Band Leader / Original Music Composer
  • Leonard AndrzejewskiMale Nurse in Dormitory
  • Tomasz JarosińskiSon of Water Supply Worker
  • Piotr KomorowskiMale Nurse in Dormitory
  • Michał LeśniakConcert Broadcast Producer
  • Adam
    AdamApril 21, 2026
    If you're into "cassette futurism" this is the movie for you. In general, Polish sci-fi produced behind the Iron Curtain remains undefeated with its uncanny ability to undermine authoritarian inevitability by pushing on hopelessness until something breaks.

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