Cast
Agata KuleszaCredits
Written by: 
Paweł Pawlikowski
Plot
In Poland in 1962, Anna, a young novice about to take her vows, is told to visit her only living relative, her aunt Wanda, a former judge. She learns that she is Jewish, and that her parents were killed during the war, and the two women travel to find where they are buried. Paweł Pawlikowski's 2013 black-and-white film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Sinekatalog’s take
Paweł Pawlikowski's stark black-and-white drama follows a novice discovering her family's past in 1960s Poland. Austere and beautifully composed, it is brief, quiet and devastating.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (63,695 votes)
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