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

Original title

O-bi, o-ba. Koniec cywilizacji

Directed by

Piotr Szulkin

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a decaying underground vault after a disaster, a man named Soft maintains the lie that a rescue ship called The Ark is coming to save the survivors. He struggles to keep up the false hope while the vault falls apart around them.

bleakclaustrophobicmelancholicslow-burncerebralunsettlingdesolatecynical

What happens

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (Polish: O-bi, o-ba: Koniec cywilizacji) is a 1985 Polish post-apocalyptic drama film written and directed by Piotr Szulkin. Starring Jerzy Stuhr and Krystyna Janda, the film takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in an isolated vault which is falling apart. Their only grain of hope lies in a vessel known as The Ark, which is said to be on its way to rescue them; however, the existence of The Ark is a myth planted by the main character, Soft, whose profession is to ensure that citizen morale is maintained. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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