History didn't just happen — it was erased. This film digs up what Stalin wanted buried.
The film tells the story of the events in Western Ukraine before the outbreak of World War II, the rise of Soviet rule, changes in borders, and the disappearance of entire states from the world map. The film is based on archival documents, materials and memoirs of witnesses, representatives of the Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish peoples of pre-war Galicia.
Direction
Khymych lets silence do what narration cannot.
Editing
Juxtaposing Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish voices — no single victor's story.
Director
Taras Khymych
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Ukraine's post-Orange Revolution memory wars, when Soviet archives were finally cracking open.
The title's 'Golden September' refers to Poland's 1939 collapse — a bitter irony given what Soviet 'liberation' brought.
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