Sno-Caps And Sour Patch Kids: Katyn

In 1940 the Soviets massacred a bunch of Polish soldiers, upwards of 15,000 actually. This movie is about that. It focuses on the family members and jumps between a number of characters and relationships. It's a WWII movie. A real-life atrocity movie. Aside from the event itself, there's nothing remarkable about it. But it's part history lesson, part Polish drama, which makes it entirely right for most people's grandparents.

Here's my full review of Katyn.

Excerpt:

"The film is as you would expect. There are great period piece details and beautiful, dramatic shots of Krakow, solid acting performances and a snowball pace that sets you up and knocks you down. It's a tragic movie about a tragic event, but it neither relishes dreadfully in the misery nor shoots straight at the eyes. It instead opts to give an objective yet human account of the personal suffering, the cover-up conspiracies, and the national alienation of WWII Poland."



Rating: 3 stars
Similar to: The Lives of Others, Ararat, Schindler's List