
94 minutes
11/1/1981
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Ide 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.

Roman Wilhelmi
as Iron Idem

Krystyna Janda
as Gea

Jerzy Stuhr
as Attorney

Stanisław Tym
as Secret Agent

Witold Pyrkosz
as Judge

Zbigniew Buczkowski
as Policeman

Bogusław Sobczuk
as TV News Presenter

Mariusz Dmochowski
as Head of TV Station

Marek Walczewski
as Committee Receptionist

Bożena Dykiel
as Nurse Drawing Blood

Joanna Żółkowska
as Woman with Dog

Wiesław Drzewicz
as Old Man

Stanisław Gawlik
as Idem's Porter

Janusz Gajos
as Water Supply Worker

Juliusz Kalinowski
as Old Man Donating Blood

Józef Skrzek
as Instant Glue Band Leader

Leonard Andrzejewski
as Male Nurse in Dormitory
Tomasz Jarosiński
as Son of Water Supply Worker

Piotr Komorowski
as Male Nurse in Dormitory

Michał Leśniak
as Concert Broadcast Producer

Czesław Majewski
as Hotel Receptionist

Stanisław Manturzewski
as Priest at Idem's Execution

Borys Marynowski

Włodzimierz Musiał
as TV Station Worker

Jacek Strzemżalski
as Grandson of Old Man Donating Blood

Grzegorz Warchoł
as Grandson of Old Man Donating Blood

Krzysztof Wróblewski
as Male Nurse in Dormitory
Marian Zdenicki
as Martian

Teodor Gendera
as Idem's Lawyer