Katyn

Guardian“Powerful, heartfelt and important drama...” Wajda's film is a powerful and even remarkable memorial to these victims and to the belated destruction of one of the most persistent untruths about the second world war...

The Times“Serious film-making of the most noble intent...” It strenuously attacks the state ideologies that continue to legitimise war crimes...

The Independent“A deeply sombre memorial...” One bitterly disillusioned woman here says, "Poland will never be free". The existence of this film counteracts that pessimism, though it would be hard to call it life-affirming...

The Telegraph“A solemn, troubling film that makes necessary demands on its audience...” Questions about how prominently the atrocity should or could have featured in the post-war national imagination are raised effectively...

Channel4 Film“The Polish director explores a brutal tragedy close to his heart...” Delivering an emotional punch to the gut in the final reel, this engaging account of an under-reported tragedy will remind you how cinema can still rise to the occasion and go beyond the empty bangs and flashes of tent pole releases...

Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

National Post“Not yet reviewed”

Little White Lies“A brutal story that builds to a heart-pounding climax...” Wajda employs a full range of sweeping shots and orchestral cues to ramp up the emotion, although he’s often guilty of sacrificing the intimacy of character for the grander narrative of history...

Total Film “Wajda explores the impact of this national tragedy...” With its mournful score, muted cinematography and restrained performances, this is a work of sober commemoration, though the climactic depiction of the mass killing is justifiably harrowing...

The New York Times“Elegant concision...” A film with a stately, deliberate quality that insulates it against sentimentality and makes it all the more devastating...