Volhynia (film)

Wołyń
Directed byWojciech Smarzowski
Screenplay byWojciech Smarzowski
Produced byFilm itp. z o.o.
StarringMichalina Łabacz
Vasyl Vasylyk
Edited byPaweł Laskowski
Music byMikołaj Trzaska
Distributed byForum Film Poland
Release dates
  • 23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) (Gdynia)
  • 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) (Poland)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryPoland
Box office$6,960,645

Volhynia or Hatred (Polish: Wołyń) is a 2016 Polish war drama directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. The film is set in the 1939–1943 time frame and its central theme is Ukrainian anti-Polish hatred culminating in massacres of Poles in Volhynia. The screenplay was based on the collection of short stories titled Hate (Polish: Nienawiść) by Stanisław Srokowski.

The film was nominated for the Golden Lions Award at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival, where it received three awards: for the cinematography, best debut, and best makeup.

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