Katyn (2007)

Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, 2008

In a forest named Katyn, near Smolensk in the Soviet Union, more than 4,000 Polish prisoners of war were methodically killed during World War II with a bullet to the back of the neck. The mass graves were discovered in 1943, but no one believed at the time that they held so many dead. For 50 years the executions were hushed up or blamed on Germany. In turn, Germany blamed the Soviets, however, the question of responsibility remained unresolved, even in the West.

This film follows four Polish families on the home front as some beg their loved ones to flee with them before the invasion. Others wait in vain for news from the front. All are trapped in a web of lies, denial, and murder. Finally, in 1990, Russia formally expressed “profound regret” and admitted that the Soviet secret police carried out the order to rid Poland of any high-level military personnel who might oppose the Communization of the country.

Director:

Andrzej Wajda

Cast:

Artur Zmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka, Agnieszka Glinska, Pawel Malaszynski, Maja Komorowska, Sergey Garmash, Agnieszka Kawiorska

DVD Features

Region:	2 - Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East countries
System:	PAL
Aspect Ratio:	1,78:1 Widescreen
Audio Tracks:	Polish - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Polish - Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:	English, Polish
Run time:	117 Minutes
Package:	Keep Case
Studio:	TiM Film Studio
Country:	Poland