Katyn (2009)
85%RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Masterfully crafted by an experienced directorial hand, Katyn is a powerful, personal depiction of wartime tragedy
Katyn is a movie that will make you feel like you’re back in history class, but with better visuals. While some critics found it lacking in emotional impact, I found it to be a great tribute to the victims of the Katyn massacre. Director Andrzej Wajda’s passion for the subject matter is evident in every shot, and the film’s concise and elegant storytelling makes it a must-watch for anyone interested in Polish history. Plus, it’s a great way to impress your friends with your knowledge of a lesser-known historical event.
Production Company(ies)
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Turnpike Films,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
UK
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2009
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Katyn, drama, 2h 1m, starring Joachim Paul Assböck, Waldemar Barwiński, Stanisława Celińska, Andrzej Chyra, Magdalena Cielecka, Maja Ostaszewska, directed by Andrzej Wajda, written by Andrzej Mularczyk and Andrzej Wajda, box office gross of $114.8K, reviewed by Ty Burr, Hank Sartin, Joshua Rothkopf, Roger Ebert, James Adams, Mick LaSalle, David Harris, Mattie Lucas, Anne Applebaum, Dennis Schwartz, Dan Lybarger, Sean Axmaker, genre drama, Polish language, produced by Michal Kwiecinski, MPAA rating not specified, World War II, Soviet soldiers, mass execution, captured Polish officers, Lt Jerzy, Anna, Germans, propaganda, wartime tragedy
Worldwide gross: $3,058
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,599
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,152
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 392
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Waldemar Barwiński – Polish Officer
Stanisława Celińska – Stasia
Andrzej Chyra – Jerzy
Magdalena Cielecka – Agnieszka
Maja Ostaszewska – Anna
Director(s)
Andrzej Wajda
Writer(s)
Andrzej Mularczyk, Andrzej Wajda
Producer(s)
Michal Kwiecinski
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (68) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (6)
November 24, 2011 | Rating: 3/4
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
November 18, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Hank Sartin
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
[Director] Wajda has brought some small measure of rest to their names, to Poland, and to history.
July 23, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Katyn is remarkably concise and (if one may say this about a cinematic commemoration of mass murder) elegant.
July 17, 2009 | Rating: 4/4
James Adams
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Wajda’s intensity and passion, as well as his intelligence and craft, are unmistakable from the very first sequence. Virtually from the first shot.
June 19, 2009 | Rating: 4/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Unfortunately, the history behind the film is more engaging than the movie itself.
October 9, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5
David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Far too weak structurally to have the emotional impact it should.
July 7, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
Katyn is deliberately intended to inspire patriotism, in the most positive sense of the word.
August 23, 2018
Anne Applebaum
The New York Review of Books
This was the film Wajda wanted to make all his life.
January 31, 2014 | Rating: B+
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Oscar-winning Polish writer/director Andrzej Wajda is now 83 years old. But he thankfully hasn’t lost his ability to outrage viewers for all the right reasons.
October 2, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com
Andrjez Wajda, whose father was one of the officers killed in Katyn, uses the event to explore some of the unhealed wounds suffered by the Poles in World War II.
August 13, 2009
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com…
Plot
During World War II, a Polish officer named Lt. Jerzy chooses to stay behind with his wife Anna as the Germans and Soviets engage in brutal warfare, but as the Germans round up Jerzy and other officers, propaganda efforts cover up the truth about the Soviet soldiers’ shocking brutality in the powerful and personal drama, Katyn.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about Katyn.
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