O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Piotr Szulkin
Written by	Piotr Szulkin
Starring	Jerzy Stuhr Krystyna Janda
Cinematography	Witold Sobociński
Edited by	Elżbieta Kurkowska
Music by	Jerzy Satanowski
Release date	28 January 1985
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (Polish: O-bi, o-ba: Koniec cywilizacji) is a 1985 Polish drama science fiction 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, whose profession is to ensure that the morale is maintained.

Cast[]

• Jerzy Stuhr as Soft
• Krystyna Janda as Gea
• Mariusz Dmochowski as millionaire
• Kalina Jędrusik as millionaire's wife
• Marek Walczewski as Soft's boss
• Jan Nowicki as engineer
• Henryk Bista as chubby
• Leon Niemczyk as well kept
• Krzysztof Majchrzak as man in freezer
• Stanisław Igar as craftsman
• Mariusz Benoit as doctor
• Włodzimierz Musiał as Kraft

Release[]

The film premiered in Poland on 28 January 1985. It was shown at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia where Andrzej Kowalczyk won the prize for Best Production Design for his work on the film.^[1] The Polish DVD was released in December 2003 as part of a box set with two other Szulkin films, The War of the Worlds: Next Century and Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes.^[2]

Reception[]

Kim Newman found the movie to be a serious, respectful treatment of its subject. ^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization at IMDb

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