Poland, Denmark
Synopsis
Together, the two women embark on a voyage of discovery of each other and their past. Her aunt, she learns is not only a former hard-line Communist state prosecutor notorious for sentencing priests and others to death, but also a Jew. Anna learns that she too is Jewish - and that her real name is Ida. This revelation sets Anna, now Ida, on a journey to uncover her roots and confront the truth about her family.
Ida has to choose between her birth identity and the religion that saved her from the massacres of the Nazi occupation of Poland. And Wanda must confront decisions she made during the War when she chose loyalty to the cause before family.
Director's Statement
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski
Written by: Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Pawel Pawlikowski
Produced by: Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczyńska, Eric Abraham
Cinematography: Łukasz Żal, Ryszard Lenczewski
Editing: Jaroslaw Kaminski
Production Design: Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński
Costume Design: Aleksandra Staszko
Original Score: Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
Sound: Andreas Kongsgaard, Claus Lynge
Cast: Adam Szyszkowski, Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela
Nominations and Awards
- European Film 2014
- European Director 2014
- European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma 2014
- European Screenwriter 2014
- People's Choice Award 2014
- European Actress 2014
- Feature Film Selection 2014