8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 2013 • 82 min • Teen (13+)
Ida (2013)
Ida (2013)
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.
Starring Cast
Agata Kulesza • Agata Trzebuchowska • Dawid Ogrodnik
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.3
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.
Starring Cast
Agata Kulesza • Agata Trzebuchowska • Dawid Ogrodnik
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores historical trauma and identity in post-war Poland, focusing on a young woman's discovery of her Jewish heritage and the tragic fate of her family. It presents a nuanced, observational narrative of individual moral and spiritual reckoning without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a traditional cast appropriate for its 1960s Polish setting, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores themes of identity and historical trauma without critically portraying traditional identities or centering an explicit DEI critique.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays a fractured family unit marked by historical trauma, where traditional family structures and values are largely absent. The central characters live outside conventional family norms, with one embracing a transient lifestyle and the other choosing a religious community over a potential secular partnership.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film portrays the Catholic faith and convent life with respect and nuance, depicting a path of spiritual devotion and offering a sense of refuge. Ida's personal journey, while challenging her vows, does not undermine the dignity of the faith itself.
Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High
The film powerfully depicts the historical persecution and suffering of Jewish people during the Holocaust, highlighting the profound injustice and trauma. The narrative elicits deep sympathy for the victims and their suppressed identity.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Ida' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young novitiate's discovery of her Jewish heritage and her aunt's past in post-war Poland, exploring themes of identity, faith, and historical trauma.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Ida' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a young novitiate nun's journey to uncover her family's past and the impact of the Holocaust, making the portrayal of transsexual themes not applicable to the film's content.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Ida is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters or a biopic of historical figures. The film introduces its characters without altering any previously defined genders. Therefore, no gender swaps occur within the narrative.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Ida" features original characters created for its screenplay. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical racial identities for these characters to be altered from, thus no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.5
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