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Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)

Warriors of the Year 2072 poster
Original title
I guerrieri dell'anno 2072
Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
18
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In the 21st century, a TV show forces criminals to fight each other on motorcycles like modern gladiators. Romans watch these deadly matches for entertainment.

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What happens

Warriors of the Year 2072 (Italian: I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072) is a 1984 Italian science fiction film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in the 21st century, where Romans have found a new way to handle criminals: by having them fight each other like gladiators on motorcycles on national television. The film was based on a trend of Italian cinema to develop stories of futuristic barbarians after the popularity of the films Mad Max and Escape from New York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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