Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

February. 18,2020      
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over three decades. The mass murder of thousands of Polish officers was part of a relentless purge, the secrets and details of which have only recently been partially revealed.

Leon Trotsky as  Self (archive footage)
Lavrentiy Beria as  Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin as  Self (archive footage)
Kliment Voroshilov as  Self (archive footage)
Vyacheslav Molotov as  Self (archive footage)
Anastas Mikoyan as  Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev as  Self (archive footage)
Władysław Sikorski as  Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill as  Self (archive footage)
Ivan Maisky as  Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

Dynamixor
2020/02/18

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Livestonth
2020/02/19

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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Derrick Gibbons
2020/02/20

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Janis
2020/02/21

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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