Piotr Szulkin

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Piotr Szulkin

Born April 26, 1950 · Gdańsk, pomorskie, Polska

Died August 3, 2018 · aged 68

Piotr Szulkin (April 26, 1950 – August 3, 2018) was a Polish film director and writer. He directed over thirteen films, both Polish and international productions. He was a recipient of "Best Science Fiction Film Director" at Eurocon in 1984. During the latter part of his career, he was also a professor at the National Film School in Łódź.

Known For

Ga-ga: Glory to the HeroesGa-ga: Glory to the Heroes · 1986
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
6.41986
MovieScience FictionComedy
Scope is a prisoner on a behemoth space station and is chosen, like all his fellow prisoners, to 'volunteer' for the exploration of far-away planets. Landing on planet Australia 458, he is given a hero's welcome with all the sex, booze, and violence that any one man can stomach. But as his new caretakers push him towards even more heinous and deplorable acts, Scope finds that his freedom comes with a high price; his own violent demise, broadcast live for the viewing pleasure of Australia 458's inhabitants.
LavaLava · 1989
Lava
5.61989
MovieDramaHistory
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.
FeminaFemina · 1991
Femina
4.91991
MovieDrama
The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life. After her husband departs for a foreign scholarship, Bogna learns that her mother died. The trip to her hometown for the funeral becomes a voyage in time, during which she relives the memories of her idyllic childhood.
The War of the Worlds: Next CenturyThe War of the Worlds: Next Century · 1981
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
6.81981
MovieScience FictionDrama
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem 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.
Meat (Ironica)Meat (Ironica) · 1994
Meat (Ironica)
7.51994
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Mieso" (Meat) is a satirical and irreverent revision of the most recent history of Poland.
The LullabyThe Lullaby · 1986
The Lullaby
8.01986
MovieDramaWar
The movie consists of three novellas, the events of which take place during World War II. The first, "White Daisies", tells how a Polish priest saves a Jewish boy who survived a mass shooting. Another movie story, "Desolation," is about a ghetto boy in love who must, by all means, bring wildflowers to his beloved. The third novel, "The Cuckoo's Prediction," is about a prisoner who escapes from a POW camp. He escapes after his bunkmate tells him that he heard him speaking Yiddish in his sleep.
Everyday LifeEveryday Life · 1976
Everyday Life
5.21976
MovieDocumentary
Dialogue-free short detailing the daily tasks of a man and his wife.
GolemGolem · 1980
Golem
6.91980
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Pernat finds himself in a police interrogation, accused of a murder, and unable to recall any details of the crime, or even his own life. He's released back into a world of raving lunatics and deranged dentists, murderous doctors and scientists who believe the secret of human creation is inside the walls of a cast-iron oven.

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