101 Films Store Hatred - Murder of the Innocent

Zavvi £11.99 £15.99 Might be Out of Stock First seen in Mar 2018

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Hatred – Murder of the Innocent is another big–budget, highly anticipated production that tackles the Volhynian tragedy of 1943, in which up to 60,000 Poles were murdered by Ukrainian nationalists under German occupation, and up to 20,000 Ukrainians were killed in revenge attacks. Controversial enough to be banned in Ukraine, Hatred won 11 Polish Film awards and was nominated for a further 6. Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy, called Petro, Polish girl Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower, Maciej. When the war begins, Maciej is conscripted to the Polish Army to fight against the Germans in the September Campaign. When the campaign is lost, Maciej and other survivors try to return to their homes. In the meantime, Zosia gets pregnant by Petro but wants Maciej to believe that the child is his. Are the was ranges around them can Zoysia protect herself and her son against the was raging around them? Wo y (2016). An epic period piece. Set over the course of six years, the story mostly takes place during World War Two in a small village in the eponymous region of Volhynia - a village inhabited by Ukrainians, Poles, and Jews. The life of this small community is then torn apart by history. In the spring of 1943, a wave of ethnic cleansing sweeps over the region. In a sea of brutality and hate, the film's protagonist Zosia G owacka tries to save the lives of her children and her own. Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, the 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.