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7.3/10 • 139

2016-10-072h 30m

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Murder of the Innocent

Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great love will be put to the test when her father decides to marry her to a wealthy widower Skiba. Right after wedding she is left alone because her husband is drafted to the Polish army for the war with Germany. Meanwhile, tensions grow due to Jews, Poles, and Ukrainians living side by side.

Directors
Wojtek Smarzowski
Writters
Wojtek Smarzowski
Editors
Paweł Laskowski

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  1. Michalina Łabacz

    Michalina Łabacz

    Zosia Głowacka

  2. Arkadiusz Jakubik

    Arkadiusz Jakubik

    Maciej Skiba

  3. Adrian Zaremba

    Adrian Zaremba

    Antek Wilk

  4. Lech Dyblik

    Lech Dyblik

    Hawryluk

  5. Dorota Liliental

    Dorota Liliental

    School Teacher

  6. Jacek Braciak

    Jacek Braciak

    Głowacki

  7. Izabela Kuna

    Izabela Kuna

    Głowacka

  8. Andrzej Popiel

    Andrzej Popiel

    Romek Głowacki

  9. Jarosław Gruda

    Jarosław Gruda

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Felicity

Jun 24, 2025

10/10

This movie depicts what happens when we "other" our fellow human beings to the point of insanity setting in. It starts out nicely, with the celebration of a wedding, a festivity which involves the whole town, both Polish and Ukrainian families, in the late spring of 1939. But there is an undercurrent of ugliness circulating in the midst of the merriment. I had no idea the depths to which things would fall. For this is part of WWII-era history I never knew before today. How does someone live amongst people, intermarry, work side by side, share food and laughter -- but all the while have bitterness in their hearts towards those same people because of a belief that one's own life is miserable because of THOSE people? The movie needs to be watched very carefully as there is important foreshadowing that I missed on the first viewing. Hate is a sickness, the ultimate madness, a form of self-hatred. As we've seen throughout history, it can destroy everything around it. And in the next cycle, alliances shift and there is someone new to hate. Madness. Edited to add: After a third watch, I must remark on the good people. The helpers. Not very many but I hope the real-life helpers all died with a clear conscience, knowing they helped when they could.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
war crimesvillage lifenationalismatrocitygenocidevolhyniarural life