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Ida
8.4
/10
8,365 Ratings

Synopsis

Anna is a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating back to the Nazi occupation. She embarks on a journey with her only living relative to find out more about their ancestors, revealing certain truths that were best left hidden.

Our take

For his first film made in his native Poland, writer-director Paweł Pawlikowski (Cold War) crafted the character study Ida: a personal and pensive historical drama, carefully composed and exquisitely rendered in black-and-white. Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Feature.