, a more radical security official, wants them "liquidated" (forcibly naturalized through a "sex-change" operation).

: Due to surface radiation, the surviving women live in a high-tech, underground city.

, a geneticist, initially views them with cold scientific curiosity.

: The surface is perfectly habitable; the "radiation" and "devastation" were myths created by the leadership to keep the population controlled and underground.

The 1983 Polish cult classic (Sexmission), directed by Juliusz Machulski, is a brilliant blend of science fiction and social satire. It explores a dystopian future where men have become extinct, leaving behind a strictly regulated matriarchal society. The Premise: The Great Hibernation

: A biological weapon used during the war destroyed the male Y-chromosome. Every man on Earth died.