Smolensk (film)

Smolensk (Polish: Smoleńsk) is a Polish drama thriller film directed by director Antoni Krauze released in September of 2016.[1]

Smolensk
Polish airplane after tragedy (10 April 2010)
PolishSmoleńsk
Directed byAntoni Krauze
Written by
  • Antoni Krauze
  • Tomasz Lysiak
  • Maciej Pawlicki
  • Marcin Wolski
CinematographyMichal Pakulski
Edited byMilosz Janiec
Music byMichal Lorenc
Production
company
Fundacja Smolensk 2010
Distributed byKino Swiat
Release date
  • 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) (Poland)
Running time
120 min

Storyline

Polish reporter of television TVM-SAT Nina (Beata Fido) lead the investigation of the air disaster in Smolensk.[2] From the beginning Nina, like her boss, is skeptical about the theory of assassination, but time, she changes her opinion.

Cast
Lech Łotocki as Lech Kaczyński
  • Beata Fido as Nina
  • Redbad Klijnstra as Editor in Chief of television TVM-SAT.
  • Halina Łabonarska as Nina's mother.
  • Lech Łotocki as President RP Lech Kaczyński.
  • Ewa Dałkowska as First lady of Poland Maria Kaczyńska.
  • Maciej Góraj as Nina's father.
  • Aldona Struzik as Ewa Błasik, wife of General Andrzej Błasik.
  • Maciej Brzoska as Chef of Tu-154.
  • Marek Bukowski as pilot in the bar.

Controversies

Leading actors in Poland refused to be involved in the film's production for questioning the official government explanation of the crash. Director Krauze reported that his viewpoint around the crash had cost millions of dollars in lost financing from the government.[2]

References
  1. ""Smolensk" film scene goes down in history". #Poland. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. Bilefsky, Dan (2013-05-28). "Rift Over Air Crash Roils Poland's Artists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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