Gate-crashing in Moscow for Wajda's Katyn

Andrzej Wajda's feature film Katyn about the killing by the Soviet
NKVD police of Polish officers in 1940 has been shown in Moscow amid
fevered scenes to get tickets.

The 1100-seat Cinema House was packed to capacity, with many people
standing along the walls and a crowd of cinema fans unsuccessfully
trying to enter the hall.

The audience included President Putin's advisers for the development
of contacts with the E.U. Sergey Jastrzembsky and for culture Jurij
Laptiev, as well as prominent artists and human rights activists.