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A Trailer for Iron Sky, Where Classic Bad Sci-Fi Throwbacks Meet Nazis in Space

Just What You've Always Wanted

As a dark science fiction that plays with Finland’s history of being oppressed by Russia, Iron Sky is a deliberate thematic throwback, a modern implementation of once-popular science fiction tropes that have fallen into disuse, such as Nazis in space.

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As World War II comes to an end in 1945, Hans Kammler and other German scientists make a breakthrough in anti-gravity research. From a secret base in the Antarctic, Nazi spaceships are sent to the “dark side” of the Moon to establish the military base “Schwarze Sonne” (Black Sun). Their plan is to build a powerful fleet and return to conquer Earth. The film is set in the year 2018 when their descendants finally return. (Wikipedia.)

So, if Plan 9 From Outer Space and Inglorious Basterds had a baby, would you watch? Or have you seen this already too many times in a game of Risk 2210 A.D.?

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