The Last Witness (2018)

An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers during the Second World War. A secret that has been kept hidden for far too many years.

Director:

Piotr Szkopiak

Writers:

Paul Szambowski, Piotr Szkopiak

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, Robert Wieckiewicz, Talulah Riley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Pettyfer	...	Stephen Underwood
Robert Wieckiewicz	...	Michael Loboda
Talulah Riley	...	Jeanette Mitchell
Michael Gambon	...	Frank Hamilton
Charles De'Ath	...	Police Sergeant
Holly Aston	...	Rose Miller (as Holly Augustine)
Anita Carey	...	Joan Caldercott
Piotr Stramowski	...	Andrzej Nowak
Will Thorp	...	Colonel Janusz Pietrowski
Paddy Wallace	...	DP Camp Sentry
Marko Leht	...	Lieutenant Zygmunt Horniak
Akemnji Ndifornyen	...	Sergeant Ekundayo Osunsanmi
Gwilym Lee	...	Captain John Underwood
Mateusz Mirek	...	Polish DP
Henry Lloyd-Hughes	...	Mason Mitchell

Storyline

A young, ambitious journalist risks love, career and ultimately his life to uncover the true identity of an Eastern European refugee and his connection to the British Government's collusion in the cover up of one of Stalin's most notorious crimes.

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Genres:

History | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Vicarious Dreams [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK Poland

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Katyn. Ostatni swiadek

Filming Locations:

UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vicarious Productions Limited,Vicarious Productions,Dignity Film Finance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

It's right in the events pertaining to Katyn, but so wrong in everything else.

The events in Katyn, Kozelsk , Ostashkov , Starobelsk, Jukhnovo , Yuzhe , Tyotkino , Kozelshchyna, Oranki, Vologda, Gryazovets are well documented. These were Soviet extermination centres for Poles who might resist the new partition of Poland. Katyn is simply the easiest as it's the best known, as far back as 1943. The German advance into Belarus uncovers the mass grave of Polish officers, priests, rabbis, lecturers etc. The Nazi's release this as a major propaganda coup, the Polish government in exile calls for an investigation by the International Red Cross. The Soviets cut off all communication with them, does anyone still wonder why the Soviet advance stalled outside Warsaw when the free poles launched an uprising ? The cover-up, yes obviously, the Soviets have destroyed the best of German armies, you don't upset a good ally. When the Cold War starts fingers start to point, only journalist I can find who called this out was Epstein. He basically said Voice of America had and was still covering up the facts because they're commies as well, was an age of McCarthyism remember.