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Katyń. (film) Katyń ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈkatɨɲ]) is a 2007 Polish historical drama film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the book Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn by Andrzej Mularczyk. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards.
Sep 21, 2007 · Katyn is a 2007 historical drama directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on the true story of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940. The film follows the fate of one Polish couple, Anna and Andrzej, who are separated by the war and the occupation, and their struggle to find the truth and justice.
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- Drama, History, War
- Andrzej Wajda
- 2007-09-21
Wajda is one of the last links with the “Polish film school”, a group of directors who emerged in the 1950s, defining themselves in opposition to Soviet film-making. He wanted to make Katyń ...
- Geoffrey Macnab
Feb 18, 2009 · The first scene in “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda’s solemn and searing new film, takes place on a bridge somewhere in Poland in mid-September 1939. The bridge is aswarm with people fleeing in ...
- Andrzej Wajda
Feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda, 2007, about the thousands of Polish officers murdered by the Soviet NKVD [secret police] in 1940...
Mar 5, 2009 · KATYN. Director: Andrzej Wajda. Time: 121 minutes. Color. Polish with English subtitles. The specter of World War II still haunts Poland’s filmmakers, most especially the esteemed and prolific octogenarian Andrzej Wajda. Practically from the beginning of his career, Wajda has jabbed at the smoldering embers of wartime memory.
Jun 16, 2009 · Polish veteran Andrzej Wajda tackles an event close to his – and his country’s – heart in ‘Katyn’, a poignant drama that traces the lasting effects of a national tragedy, the memory of ...
