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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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Empathetically written, splendidly acted, and beautifully photographed, Ida finds director Pawel Pawlikowski revisiting his roots to powerful effect.

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Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) J. Hoberman Tablet Ida is not only an evocation of early '60s Poland, the period of Pawlikowski's childhood, but a film that gives the illusion that it could have been made then. Dec 31, 2015 Full Review Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Peter Travers Rolling Stone Now that Paweł Pawlikowski's haunting Polish film has been nominated for a foreign-language Oscar, Ida is back in the conversation. Let yourself be enveloped by a modern cinema classic. Rated: 4/4 Feb 6, 2015 Full Review Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) A.A. Dowd AV Club Nestled within its sins-of-the-elders narrative is a faintly charming cross-generational bonding picture, pairing a worldly cynic with a young girl taking her last gasp of secular air before giving her life to the Lord. Rated: B+ Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) JD Duran InSession Film This is easily one of the best films of the year and nails everything it was going for. Rated: A+ Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Brendan Cassidy InSession Film With beautiful black-and-white cinematography and two extraordinary female performances, this is a movie that captures both a particular time and place as well as a conflicting way of life in wonderful fashion. Jun 17, 2024 Full Review Ida (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) CJ Sheu Review Film Review It’s a religious test, as suggested when Wanda replies to Ida’s request to seek her buried parents, “What if you find there’s no God?” Well, there is a God, and He’s lovingly observing Ida through the film’s perfectly framed static compositions[.] Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gertrude F Profoundly raw, intensely disturbing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review Rita E Fabulous, just fabulous. Anxiously awaiting The Zone of Silence by Pawlikowski too. FYI, you can watch Ida for free on Tubi, if you don't have a lot of $ like me. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/24/23 Full Review sam s Wonderful movie with a great cinematography Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Arthouse foreign movie that I cannot figure out why it is ranked so high? It is ok but nothing spectacular. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A quiet, understated, and devastating piece from Pawlikowski. Its bleak setting and minimal dialogue provide an insight into Eastern Europe post World War 2 as people learn how to deal with the atrocities committed and the eternal sense of nothingness from living under the Soviet Union. So little is said but so much can be taken away. Shoutout to the Gleesonator for the recommendation on this one Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review jaime h Stunning grace! moving and amazing Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paweł Pawlikowski Director Agata Trzebuchowska siostra Anna Agata Kulesza Wanda Gruz Joanna Kulig piosenkarka Dawid Ogrodnik "Lis" Adam Szyszkowski Feliks Skiba
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(L-R) Agata Kulesza as Wanda Gruz and Agata Trzebuchowska as Sister Anna in "Ida." Agata Kulesza as Wanda Gruz in "Ida." A scene from "Ida." Agata Trzebuchowska as Sister Anna in "Ida." (L-R) Agata Kulesza as Wanda Gruz and Agata Trzebuchowska as Sister Anna in "Ida." View more photos

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.

Director
Paweł Pawlikowski

Producer
Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzięcioł, Ewa Puszczyńska, Christian Falkenberg Husum

Screenwriter
Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Paweł Pawlikowski

Distributor
Music Box Films

Production Co
Opus Film, Phoenix Film

Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Smoking|Thematic Elements)

Genre
Drama

Original Language
Polish

Release Date (Theaters)
May 2, 2014, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 9, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8M

Runtime
1h 20m
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