Piotr Szulkin's Apocalypse Tetralogy

Golem (1980)

Amiable Pernat (Marek Walczewski) was at a loss to understand why the fellow residents of his apartment complex were so miserable, or why the various authority figures he encountered seemingly delighted in torturing him. His quest to find answers would bring him face-to-face with the uncanny truth--that he's one of a race of clones made to supplant mankind. Disquieting parable from Piotr Szulkin also stars Krystyna Janda, Joanna Zólkowska, Jan Nowicki. 93 min. In Polish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

The War Of The Worlds: Next Century (1981)

The Martians have set down on Earth--and their claim of peaceful intent is readily parroted by ambitious, go-along-to-get-along TV presenter Iron Idem (Roman Wilhelmi). The more he experiences of their intrusions upon societal freedoms, however, the more he has second thoughts...but it may be far too late to do anything about it. Signature sci-fi social satire from Piotr Szulkin also stars Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda, Marek Walczewski, Joanna Zólkowska. 97 min. In Polish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End Of Civilization (1985)

On a nuclear war-ravaged Earth, shepherd Soft (Jerzy Stuhr) went about his business under the protective dome housing the remaining society of scuffling survivors--and, like everybody else, waited for the promised day when a space ark would transport them somewhere new and habitable. Is he on the cusp of discovering the big lie beneath their situation? Piotr Szulkin's apocalyptic stunner also stars Krystyna Janda, Marek Walczewski, Jan Nowicki. 89 min. In Polish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Ga, Ga: Glory To The Heroes (1986)

Like others in his situation, convict Scope (Daniel Olbrychski) traded his sentence to be conscripted as a space explorer. He lands on a planet where the humanoid inhabitants hail and fete him as a conquering hero...but wait until he discovers the graphically stunning fall that his hosts are setting up for. The last of Piotr Szulkin's dark comic fantasies also stars Jerzy Stuhr, Katarzyna Figura, Marek Walczewski, Mariusz Benoit. 84 min. In Polish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes.