Ida
2013 · Movie · PG-13 · 82 min · ★ 7.2 · 93% critics
Set in 1960s Poland, a young nun-to-be is preparing to take her vows when she uncovers a family secret tied to the German occupation. Guided by an unexpected relative, she and her companion travel in search of answers and whatever peace they can find.
Also known as Ida - Formerly Sister of Mercy
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-10-25
- Language
- PL
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,065 votes)
- Box office
- $11,100,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Ida if you want a quiet, haunting mystery in bleak postwar Poland with striking black-and-white visuals and emotionally weighty moments; Not for you if you dislike slow dramas or want a more straightforward, fully answered storyline like Loveless or Half Nelson.
Pros: stunning black-and-white; quiet, powerful tension; deep performances | Cons: sparse dialogue; unresolved questions; slow, heavy tone
Themes
- nun
- mine
- family secrets
- black and white
- poland
- convent (nunnery)
- 1960s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2015
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2014
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2014
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2014
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2014
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- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2014
- Lux Prize · 2014
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2015 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2014 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2014 · nominated
- Lux Prize · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Agata Trzebuchowska
as Anna
Agata Kulesza
as Wanda
Dawid Ogrodnik
as Lis
Jerzy Trela
as Szymon
Adam Szyszkowski
as Feliks
Halina Skoczyńska
as Mother Superior
Joanna Kulig
as Singer
Dorota Kuduk
as Kaska
Natalia Łągiewczyk
as Bronia
- AW
Afrodyta Weselak
as Marysia
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski