An inspired story of people affected by the 2010 crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 in Smolensk, Russia. Fiery reporter Nina won't accept the story she's been given and is determined to fi... Read allAn inspired story of people affected by the 2010 crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 in Smolensk, Russia. Fiery reporter Nina won't accept the story she's been given and is determined to find the truth.An inspired story of people affected by the 2010 crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 in Smolensk, Russia. Fiery reporter Nina won't accept the story she's been given and is determined to find the truth.
Summary
Reviewers say 'Smolenskin' garners mixed reactions, with praise for its artistic vision and emotional depth in depicting Polish families' suffering. Documentary elements and factual presentation are commended, despite its fictional nature. However, many criticize the film for subpar acting, low-budget effects, and a chaotic script. Some argue it promotes conspiracy theories and political agendas, acting as propaganda. The portrayal of the Smolensk plane crash is particularly contentious, with insights for some and misleading, one-dimensional views for others.
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This film aims to convince the viewer that the Polish President Lech Kaczynski, along with the other 95 people, died in an attack organized by the Russian authorities in collusion with the then Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which is clearly not true. The Polish Tu-154M plane carrying the president with Polish representatives crashed as a result of the fatal decisions of the plane crew, politicians associated with President Lech Kaczynski, and the violation of a number of protocols at the request of the president and his brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
The film supports the conspiracy theory by Antoni Macierewicz, the former minister of national defense in the government of the Kaczynski party, which they have been using for many years for their political purposes and the polarization of society, thus defaming the memory of the death of other people who died in this catastrophe, not related to the Kaczynski family.
In addition to definitively distorting reality, the film is badly shot and you have to force yourself to watch it until the end. In the meantime, you are attacked by poor acting, terrible shots and hideous manipulation pouring out of every frame of the movie. I advise against everyone watching this movie.
The film supports the conspiracy theory by Antoni Macierewicz, the former minister of national defense in the government of the Kaczynski party, which they have been using for many years for their political purposes and the polarization of society, thus defaming the memory of the death of other people who died in this catastrophe, not related to the Kaczynski family.
In addition to definitively distorting reality, the film is badly shot and you have to force yourself to watch it until the end. In the meantime, you are attacked by poor acting, terrible shots and hideous manipulation pouring out of every frame of the movie. I advise against everyone watching this movie.
Worst movie I've ever seen. Bad script, very poor acting. Exaggerated animations. Unfortunately, the film tells a distorted and untrue truth.
The movie becomes boring very soon as the course of action is predictable and based on a single assumption about the root cause of this fatal accident. That makes the story one-dimensional and trivial. The narrative is basic and pushing into a basic conclusion. The characters are very plain and acted badly.
The plot, acting and basically everything in this film is bad. Not to even mention the story is a conspiracy theory.
It is a fictional vision that has been never confirmed, the acting, writing and everything is so bad in this.
Did you know
- TriviaMarian Opania was offered the role of President Lech Kaczynski. He declined it sternly, saying in interviews that he was not going to help create "rubbish assassination theories."
- GoofsIn the opening sequence at the Smolensk Airbase, IL-76 making a landing attempt is clearly seen (despite very dense fog) with no flaps extended.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Smoleńsk
- Filming locations
- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland(location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $2,336,032
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 1.85 : 1
- 16:9 HD
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