Wolyn

"Murder of the Innocent"

Oct 7 2016 N/A 2h 30m
Drama, History, War

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.

Plot

Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.

Written by

Wojciech Smarzowski

Directed by

Wojciech Smarzowski

Cast

Michalina Labacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Wasyl Wasylik

Crew

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Production Countries

Poland

Production Companies

Bemar, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Odra Film, PISF, TVP, Canal+ Polska, Andrzej Ludzinski Productions, Film It, Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny

Languages

, Deutsch, Polski

Awards

17 wins & 7 nominations

Trailers
Wolyn/Volhynia (2016) Trailer (english subtitles)
Scores
# of Votes
7,361
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA