Volhynia (2016)

Original title

Wołyń

Directed by

Wojciech Smarzowski

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film, drama fiction

Country

Poland

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 157 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Polish woman endures escalating violence and ethnic conflict in Volhynia during World War II. The film follows her survival as her community is torn apart by hatred and massacre.

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What happens

Volhynia or Hatred (Polish: Wołyń) is a 2016 Polish war drama directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. The film is set in the 1939–1943 time frame and its central theme is Ukrainian anti-Polish hatred culminating in massacres of Poles in Volhynia. The screenplay was based on the collection of short stories titled Hate (Polish: Nienawiść) by Stanisław Srokowski. The film was nominated for the Golden Lions Award at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival, where it received three awards: for the cinematography, best debut, and best makeup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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