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Katyn

The untold story of the crime Stalin could not hide

6.7(291)20072h 2m7

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

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Status
Released
Budget
$5.6M
Box office
$14.8M
Language
Ukrainian
  • based on novel or book
  • world war ii
  • kraków, poland
  • based on true story
  • war propaganda
  • historical event
  • stalinism
  • state security
  • 1940s
  • state crimes
  • soviet union history
  • polish history

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereChicago International Film Festival19 Oct 2008
    • Theatrical18 Feb 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1519 Jun 2009
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival26 Sept 2008
    • Theatrical143 Apr 2009
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical9 May 2008
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival8 Jul 2008
    • Theatrical18 Sept 2008
    • Physical14 Apr 2009
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereFestival du film polonais de Perpignan14 Nov 2007
    • Theatrical1 Apr 2009
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival15 Feb 2008
    • Theatrical1617 Sept 2009
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalPG5 Feb 2009
    • PhysicalDVD26 Feb 2010
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical17 Apr 2008
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereTokyo International Women's Film Festival20 Oct 2009
    • TheatricalR15+5 Dec 2009
  • PolandPL

    • Premiere16Warsaw17 Sept 2007
    • Theatrical21 Sept 2007
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical189 Oct 2009

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Katyn was released on 21 September 2007.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/17/2026

    7/10

    I'm not sure I've ever seen a war film wherein the Nazis and the Soviets actually tried to hold the other accountable for some of the atrocities in Poland, so this film serves as quite an eye-opener. It's September 1939 and the ordinary Polish citizenry didn't know where to turn. Their cities are being bombed to smithereens and what's left of their armed forces is being easily overwhelmed by their invaders. Initially…

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