Hatred

2016 [POLISH]

Action / Drama / History / War

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 94% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 94%
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 7478 7.5K

war crimes village life nationalism atrocity genocide volhynia

Plot summary

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.

Director

Wojciech Smarzowski Photo
Wojciech Smarzowski

Top cast

Julian Swiezewski Photo
Julian Swiezewski as Lieutenant
Tomasz Sapryk Photo
Tomasz Sapryk as Izaak Menzl
Maria Sobocinska Photo
Maria Sobocinska as Helena Glowacka-Huk
Ireneusz Czop Photo
Ireneusz Czop as Priest Adam
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.34 GB
1280*534
Polish 2.0
NR
Subtitles pl  
24 fps
2 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
2.75 GB
1920*800
Polish 5.1
NR
Subtitles pl  
24 fps
2 hr 28 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mholmez 8 / 10

Immensely horrifying movie about the Volhynia massacres during WW2.

I have seen my fair share of horror and gore movies but the most harrowing of horror films are those based on real events and the worst horrors are the ones being depicted not by imaginary monsters but by human beings.Fair warning this one is a tough watch even if you're used to such films, it does not shy away from the violence that was committed during this time so be prepared to see men, woman and small children (even babies) being brutally murdered in some of the worst ways possible.Overall this was a well made movie and I enjoyed it as a film but was completely shook up by it's content, not being a European myself (though familiar with these events) I still found it difficult at times to tell who was who as it involves Poles, Ukrainians, Jews, Germans and Russians including all the partisan groups and even mixtures of the above so one must pay close attention to follow along.If you're looking for a good anti-war film this is it, after watching you will be utterly disgusted with what took place and if you're not then you're not human.
Reviewed by apietruchapoczta 8 / 10

Story well known in Poland and western Ukraine...

...but not really known in the rest of Europe and world. Important film, nobody every told this story in the film world. Very graphic though - as usual with the director Smarzowski. Most of his films are made with this idea of starting with light themes, here it's a wedding and then with time becoming more and more dark and gloomy. This one will leave you speechless. I strongly recommend this one, but viewer discretion is strongly advised.
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