
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019

Representation Score
Fair
2012
RDirector
Timo Vuorensola
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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Iron Sky operates primarily as a genre parody and a satire of fascism. Its strength lies in its postmodern approach to historical revisionism, using a science fiction setting to critique power structures and the reliability of institutional narratives. While the film effectively uses racial homogeneity as a narrative tool to critique Nazi ideology, it lacks depth in interpersonal representation. The narrative focuses on high-concept satire rather than exploring diverse identities or social ability to act.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. It sticks to conventional structures that assume everyone is straight or cisgender, focusing on the satirical conflict between Earth and the Moon.
Female characters appear in both the Earth resistance and the lunar hierarchy, but the film follows standard action-comedy archetypes. The narrative does not significantly challenge traditional gender hierarchies.
Earth-based sequences feature a diverse, multi-ethnic cast. In contrast, the lunar colony is depicted as a monochromatic, racially homogenous entity to represent the Nazi faction's regressive ideology.
The film uses postmodern satire to deconstruct historical narratives and institutional authority. It critiques extreme nationalism by portraying the lunar colony as a totalitarian, oppressive regime.
There is no significant or meaningful depiction of visible or invisible disabilities. Characters with physical or neurodivergent traits are not central to the narrative arc.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
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.

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