Wajda focuses on personal stories and a wider human tragedy in this Oscar-nominated film, set against one of the most painful and politically sensitive topics in Polish history: the 1940 massacre of thousands of Polish soldiers and intellectuals in the Katyn forest. A personal project for Wajda, whose father was murdered in the massacre, Katyń poignantly frames historical events through the stories of women looking for the truth about their missing relatives. Katyń was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards.
Katyń
The Andrzej Wajda Centennial is presented in collaboration with:
Di Factory
The Polish Film Institute
WFDiF
Katyń
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
"This powerful, heartfelt and important drama from one of the great names in world cinema deserves to be seen."
"Katyń is a sobering experience, at times harrowing. It's also extraordinarily compassionate, even as Wajda vents his rage about what happened and the lies that followed."
This film is part of the following initiatives:
This film is part of the Andrzej Wajda Centennial series.
The Andrzej Wajda Centennial is presented in collaboration with:
Di Factory
The Polish Film Institute
WFDiF
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