New British Film about Katyń Massacre in the Works
Alex Pettyfer, Robert Więckiewicz, and Michael Gambon are to star in The Last Witness – the story of a journalist investigating the truth about the Katyń massacre.
Shooting of the The Last Witness by Piotr Szkopiak started on 7th November. It will tell the story of a young journalist who discovers the truth about twenty-two thousand Polish citizens murdered by Russia at Katyń in March 1940. While the governments of the United States and Great Britain hide information about this occurrence in order to maintain political relations with the Soviet Union, the main protagonist of Szkopiak’s film must answer the question of what to do with the uncomfortable truth about the wartime massacre.
The film’s director, Piotr Szkopiak, is a director, screenwriter, and producer of Polish descent who was born and works in Great Britain. He has directed many TV series for the best TV stations (BBC, ITV, and Sky Television), including series like Casualty, EastEnders, and Doctors. The Last Witness will be the director’s full-length debut, and for him the story of the massacre has a personal dimension as his grandfather was one of the twenty-two thousand people executed by the NKVD at Katyń.
Alex Pettyfer, a young star of British cinema, will play the main role in The Last Witness. He’s previously acted in films such as I Am Number Four, Beastly, and The Butler. He will be accompanied on screen by Robert Więckiewicz, one of the most distinguished Polish actors, and Michael Gambon, an excellent British actor known for his roles in the Harry Potter films and the TV series Fortitude. Filming will take place in Great Britain. Its producers are Carol Harding and Krzysztof Solek. Alex Pattyfer will be a co-producer of the film, which will hit screens in 2017.
Sources: ScreenDaily, written by BS, translated by BR.
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