

Katyn
The untold story of the crime Stalin could not hide
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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CinemaSerf
5/17/2026
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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