Iron Sky (2012) 6.0
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018. Director:Timo Vuorensola |
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Iron Sky (2012) 6.0
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018. Director:Timo Vuorensola |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Julia Dietze | ... | ||
Christopher Kirby | ... |
James Washington
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Götz Otto | ... |
Klaus Adler
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Udo Kier | ... | ||
Peta Sergeant | ... | ||
Stephanie Paul | ... |
President of the United States
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Tilo Prückner | ... |
Doktor Richter
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Michael Cullen | ... |
Secretary of Defence
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Kym Jackson | ... |
Officer McLennan
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Ben Siemer | ... |
Sanders
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Tom Hoßbach | ... |
Dieter
(as Tom Hossbach)
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Milo Kaukomaa | ... |
Siegfried
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Vivian Schneider | ... |
Brunhilde
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Fang Yu | ... |
Chinese Representative
(as Fang You)
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Irshad Panjatan | ... |
Indian Representative
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In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers. Written by jarmo-puskala
Special FX, camp humor, Nazis, Star Wreck goofiness, fan funding and the genre background all have been major selling points for Iron Sky, and I have to say I was filled with doubt and skepticism walking into the theater. Because, you know, those selling points usually produce a passable having-a-laf-wid-geezers-over-a-beer-or-dozen-watching-a-turkey experience, but not a good movie.
But this film was something altogether different! This is a real movie! It has a story! That is filled with cutting satire! It tells us something about our world more than from the imagined world of the story. So I'll join others in placing this film in the near vicinity of Dr. Strangelove, where it belongs. This film too is saying: "This is us. Fear us. And by the way, you are us too."
I think that the part about Nazis is not where this film will get most of its flak. (Remember, they sold this to Israel too, that should tell you something about the way the Nazis are treated.) Rather it is the target of the satire that will yelp the loudest. Once this is more widely shown to the masses, I'll except to see some amusingly furious hate for Iron Sky.