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Ida

Ida (Sister of Mercy)

2013

Pawel Pawlikowski

Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik, Joanna Kulig ...

6.9

17,004

Drama In the 1960s Communist Polish, Anna, a young novice nun, is told by her prioress that before she takes her vows she must visit her only surviving relative. Anna travels to visit her aunt Wanda, a sad, hard-drinking judge who reveals that Anna's actual name is Ida Lebenstein. Ida's parents had been Jews who were murdered late in the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"Exquisitely photographed and precisely told story about a young nun who goes on a journey of personal and national reckoning in 1960s Poland."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A connoisseur's delight, a singular work in this day and age, that will find a niche internationally among those with refined tastes."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"In a very short time, Pawlikowski's film tells us a powerful, poignant story with fine, intelligent performances from Kulesza and Trzebuchowska. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"There is an implicit argument here between faith and materialism, one that is resolved with wit, conviction and generosity of spirit. Mr. Pawlikowski has made one of the finest European films (...) in recent memory."	POS

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