Ida

Oct 25, 2013

1h 22m

★ 7.2

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Opus Film

Phoenix Film Investments

Canal+

Phoenix Film Poland

Ida Trailers

Cast

Anna

Agata Trzebuchowska

Wanda

Agata Kulesza

Lis

Dawid Ogrodnik

Szymon

Jerzy Trela

Feliks

Adam Szyszkowski

Mother Superior

Halina Skoczyńska

Singer

Joanna Kulig

Kaska

Dorota Kuduk

Bronia

Natalia Łągiewczyk

Marysia

Afrodyta Weselak

Barman

Mariusz Jakus

Waitress

Izabela Dąbrowska

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