Katyn (2007) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Katyn
Year
2007
Running time
115 min.
Country
Poland
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Genre
Drama. War | II World War. Based on a true story
Synopsis
In the spring of 1940, following the invasion of Poland by Russia's Red Army in 1939, up to 20,000 Polish officers and soldiers were executed by Stalin's secret police. The men were imprisoned in three POW camps, one of which was based in the Katyn forest. Working from a novel by Andrzej Mularczyk and real life accounts, "Katyn" tells the story of four fictional families, forever separated from one another in 1939.
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Awards
2007: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture
2008: European Film Awards (EFA): European Prix D'Excellence.
2010: CEC Medals: nominated to Best Foreign Movie.
Critics' reviews
- "This plays almost like an academic master class, meticulously exploring the event's ramifications but only catching full fire at the end."
- "Wajda musters the power of classical filmmaking and personal emotional investment to dramatize a stunning atrocity long covered up."
- "The period sets, costumes and cinematography all superbly recreate the brutal era, grand illusions and everyday suffering of the Poles under both the Nazis and the Soviets."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 20 My Favorite Polish Films (10)
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