Ida
- director: Pawel Pawlikowski
- actor: Agata Kulesza Agata Trzebuchowska Dawid Ogrodnik
- writer: Pawel Pawlikowski Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Synopsis:
Anna, an orphan raised in a convent, is preparing to take her vows when she’s sent to visit Wanda, her aunt and only living relative. A cynical, hard-drinking Communist Party judge, Wanda reveals that Anna’s real name is Ida and that her parents were Jews murdered during the Nazi occupation. So the two embark on an unusual journey through the wintry countryside to unearth their family’s dark history. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]
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