The War of the Worlds: Next Century

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1981-11-01
Duration:94 min
Country:Poland
Director:Piotr Szulkin
Actors:Roman Wilhelmi, Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Stuhr, Stanisław Tym, Witold Pyrkosz
Production:Zespół Filmowy "Perspektywa"

Overview:

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.

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