Katyn vs The Swedish Connection
The Swedish Connection has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.7/10 for Katyn). The Swedish Connection is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 2m. Katyn is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Katyn
The Swedish Connection| Katyn | The Swedish Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | Sweden |
| Director | Andrzej Wajda | Marcus Olsson, Thérèse Ahlbeck |
| Main cast | Danuta Stenka, Sergey Garmash, Maja Ostaszewska, Paweł Małaszyński, Magdalena Cielecka | Sissela Benn, Stefan Gödicke, Jonas Karlsson, Henrik Dorsin, Christoffer Nordenrot |
Synopsis
Katyn
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
The Swedish Connection
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy.
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