The film concludes with Maks and Albert deciding to stay on the surface. They realize the future of humanity depends on them. The final scene—one of the most famous in Polish cinema—shows them successfully "re-introducing" masculinity to the world in a way that suggests the cycle of life (and the battle of the sexes) will begin anew.
: Scientists have developed a method of reproduction that only produces female offspring. Conflict: Relics of the Past Seksmisja (1983) reЕј. Juliusz Machulski
: A biological weapon used during the war destroyed the male Y-chromosome. Every man on Earth died. The film concludes with Maks and Albert deciding
, a geneticist, initially views them with cold scientific curiosity. : Scientists have developed a method of reproduction
The story begins in . Two volunteers— Maks (a boisterous opportunist) and Albert (a serious scientist)—agree to be the first humans to undergo a hibernation experiment. Originally intended to last three years, the experiment goes horribly wrong when a global nuclear war breaks out shortly after they are frozen. The Awakening: A World Without Men
Maks and Albert wake up in the year , discovered by a group of female archaeologists. They soon learn the shocking truth:
: The surface is perfectly habitable; the "radiation" and "devastation" were myths created by the leadership to keep the population controlled and underground.