For his first English-language effort, the Polish filmmaker conceived of a story about the collapse of American government that initially felt like make-believe. He tells IndieWire what it's like to release a film that suddenly feels eerily prescient. Six years ago, Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa had an idea for a film . It was multi-layered, rife with compelling themes, packed with juicy roles for a sprawling family unit, and just plain scary. It was also, by his own telling, not just dystopian,