| Smolensk | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Antoni Krauze |
| Music: | Michal Lorenc |
| Cinematography: | Michal Pakulski |
| Editing: | Milosz Janiec |
| Production Companies: | Fundacja Smolensk 2010 |
| Distributor: | Kino Swiat |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
Smolensk (Polish: Smoleńsk) is a Polish drama thriller film directed by director Antoni Krauze released in September 2016.[1]
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.
As of 2022, Smolensk had a rating of 1.2 out of 10 on IMDb, making it one of the lowest rated movies of all time. The film got seven Snake Award anti-awards: Worst film, Worst director, Worst screenplay, Embarrassing film on an important subject, Worst actress, Worst film duo, Most embarrassing scene.[3]
Common criticisms of Smolensk by Polish critics included its chaotic script and editing, poor acting, poorly written character roles, and propaganda nature.[4] [5] Negative reviews of the film on IMDb also cited purported factual inaccuracies and perceptions that it was insulting to the surviving families.[6]
The premiere of the film was attended by President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and Jarosław Kaczyński, brother of President Lech Kaczyński who had died in the crash.[7]