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O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization The survivors of a claustrophobic, subterranean world in ruins are pacified by Soft (Jerzy Stuhr, Camera Buff), who engineers a mass collective dream of escape through means of a mythical vessel, The Ark… A dark vision existing somewhere between Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker and John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, Piotr Szulkin’s O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization is one of the great dystopian films. Masquerading as both works of science fiction and horror, Szulkin's satirical, surrealistic apocalypse-themed films are Polish cinema's best-kept secret. SPECIAL FEATURES 2K restoration supervised by Piotr Szulkin, cinematographer Witold Sobociński and sound engineer Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by Michael Brooke (2023) Retrofuturism - Interview featurette with production designer Andrzej Kowalczyk on creating the world of O-Bi, O-Ba (2023) Cages - Miroslav Kijowicz's award-winning short film about a guard and a prisoner, freedom and captivity (1967, 8 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork Year: 1985 Cert: 15 Format: Blu-ray Region: ABC RAD031BD EAN: 5060974680610 Release date: 23/09/23
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O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)
89 min
The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ventures outside of 'The Dome'. Soft is a shepherd for the last remnants of humanity who have gathered together as they await rescue from a mysterious craft known only as 'The Ark.' He wanders among the masses, performing his regular daily tasks; keeping morale from plummeting, wooing prostitutes, squashing rebellions, and sometimes feeding the hungry. But as the true and sinister nature of 'The Dome' comes to light, Soft must ask himself if humanity is worth saving...