Katyn (2007)

In 1940, Poland was occupied simultaneously by the Germans and by the Soviets. All Polish officers were taken prisoners by the Soviets, and eventually most were executed. The film follows the resonances of this massacre on the lives of the relatives and friends of the victims. After the war, the Soviets pinned the blame for the murders on the Nazis.

In general terms this film is a correct enterprise and gives what seems like a good account of the facts. It is anti-dramatic in essence, going for the kaleidoscopic instead of focusing on any particular character with any depth. It is also anti-political, in that it refuses to analyse motivations for the crime (which are, in any case, obvious for anyone who has a little knowledge of how the logic of power works).

Rating: 52