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Ida

2013 · 1h 22m · PG-13 Drama, History
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

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Overview

In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.

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Fresh

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.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh

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.

A.A. Dowd, AV Club
Fresh

With her brassy, determined aunt, Ida sets off to find answers and discovers life beyond the convent walls in this leisurely but satisfying journey.

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

Consider "Ida" the first offering in a summer celebrating Polish cinema and the latest masterpiece in a powerful tradition.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh

In the end, Ida has to confront where she's come from, decide who she is and who she wants to be. Then again, don't we all?

Tom Long, Detroit News

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