🎥 Katyn: A Film About Forgotten Tragedy

Discover the haunting tale of a crime relegated to the shadows of history. 🌍✨

Renowned Polish director Andrzej Wajda delves deep into one of Poland's darkest chapters: the Katyn massacre, where 22,500 Polish soldiers and civilians fell victim to the Soviet NKVD secret police in 1940.

This gripping film narrates the stories of those personally impacted by the tragedy, showcasing a myriad of emotions and struggles intertwined with this historical atrocity. 📜💔

Initially uncovered by the Germans in 1941, the mass graves of the victims led to chaos in the narrative surrounding the incident. While Moscow blamed the Germans and the West chose silence, it took Russia fifty years to acknowledge Stalin's orders behind these murders. Yet, documents relating to this event remain classified, with recognition of the massacre as genocide still pending.

Wajda's film, inspired by Andrzej Mularczyk's book Katyń: Post Mortem, pivots around the heart-wrenching experiences of women who lost husbands, brothers, and sons. 💔 Some find themselves in Soviet captivity, while others embark on a quest for truth about their loved ones, trapped in a desperate wait for news.

Join us at Bartolomějská 11 for a profound cinematic experience that resonates deeply within the annals of history.

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