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Iron Sky (2012)
★ 5.7 · 1,762 ratings on TMDB
We come in peace!
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.
DirectorTimo Vuorensola
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Iron Sky keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E12/E14 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, nationalism, militarism, politics, satire.
zero-distanceFIprejudicenationalismmilitarismpoliticssatire
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E12historyNazis survived WWII and established a secret Moon colony with advanced technology (history · universal)
Same rung, same subject
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