Test Pilota Pirxa

Test Pilot Pirxa

Can robots replace human beings? Pirxa is the commander of a spaceship with a human crew but finds out one of them could be a robot. Which one and what threat does he pose? Test Pilot Pirxa is a landmark film for Polish cinema it was the first time futuristic sets were created for a Polish film.

Will be screened with:

X (2005, Dir. Raphael Wahl, Germany, 6mins) 
Inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s short stories about the spaceman Ijon Tichy, this film tells of a comical space travel adventure. Winner of the SCI-FI-LONDON Best Short Film Award 2006.

Screening Times

10:30am - Sat, 1st May 2010

Information

Country
Poland
Year
1978
Runtime
104mins
Language
Polish with English Subtitles
Director
Marek Piestrak
Distributor
Polish Cultural Institute
Format
35mm