Ida

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Poland
  • |
    • Languages
    Polish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Pawel Pawlikowski
WRITTEN BY:
Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
CAST INCLUDES:
Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"Let yourself be enveloped by a modern cinema classic" (Rolling Stone). Pawel Pawlikowski (COLD WAR, MY SUMMER OF LOVE) revisits his roots with IDA, an empathetic, enchanting film that earned the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the International Critics Award (FIPRESCI) at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rated an impressive 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it centers on a novice nun about to take her vows, who uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.

SYNOPSIS

In 1962, Anna is about to take vows as a nun when she learns from her only relative that she is Jewish. Both women embark on a journey to discover their family story and where they belong.

Ida

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Poland
  • |
    • Languages
    Polish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Pawel Pawlikowski
WRITTEN BY
Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
CAST INCLUDES
Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik
"Let yourself be enveloped by a modern cinema classic" (Rolling Stone). Pawel Pawlikowski (COLD WAR, MY SUMMER OF LOVE) revisits his roots with IDA, an empathetic, enchanting film that earned the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the International Critics Award (FIPRESCI) at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rated an impressive 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it centers on a novice nun about to take her vows, who uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.

In 1962, Anna is about to take vows as a nun when she learns from her only relative that she is Jewish. Both women embark on a journey to discover their family story and where they belong.

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