IDA

IDA

IDA, 2014

Poland | DCP, Black & White, 80’ | Polish, Latin
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Cast: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, David Ogrodnik

Poland, 1962. Anna is an orphan preparing to become a nun. Before she takes her vows she learns that she still has a living relative whom she visits. She then learns that she is actually Jewish and that her real name is Ida. During the time they spend together, Ida will discover many other secrets about her roots and will be forced to choose between her true identity and the religion that saved her during the Nazi occupation. The biggest surprise success of 2014, Ida is a film that is sure to leave its mark on the viewer through its narrative language and the feeling it conveys.

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