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Wajda was 14 years old when his father was murdered in the Katyn massacre of 1940. The Soviets only admitted responsibility 50 years later. Wajda concentrates as strongly on the personal and family consequences as upon the massacre itself. A harrowing testament to the evils of war, but an important milestone in Polish / Russian history, that this film could now be made. (Cert 15)
Dir: Andrzej Wajda 121 mins Poland 2007

Introduction by Dr Hubert Zawadski, co-author of A Concise History of Poland (CUP). The screening will start at 7.30 p.m.