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.
Production
Gritty industrial dystopia on a shoestring budget
Direction
Szulkin's controlled chaos and visual poetry
Acting
Wilhelmi's hollow-eyed descent into complicity
Director
Piotr Szulkin
Roman Wilhelmi
Iron Idem
Krystyna Janda
Gea
Jerzy Stuhr
Attorney
Stanisław Tym
Secret Agent
Witold Pyrkosz
Judge
Zbigniew Buczkowski
Policeman
Bogusław Sobczuk
TV News Presenter
Mariusz Dmochowski
Head of TV Station
Marek Walczewski
Committee Receptionist
Bożena Dykiel
Nurse Drawing Blood
Joanna Żółkowska
Woman with Dog
Wiesław Drzewicz
Old Man
Stanisław Gawlik
Idem's Porter
Janusz Gajos
Water Supply Worker
Juliusz Kalinowski
Old Man Donating Blood
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