Silence
A grueling, meditative ordeal of faith and suffering, beautiful and punishing, that asks for patience and leaves a heavy silence.
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Ida
A stark, quiet black-and-white journey through grief and identity, heavy with unspoken history and moral unease.
About 2013 film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Genres drama
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Written by Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Starring Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Jerzy Trela, Dawid Ogrodnik, Agata Trzebuchowska, Izabela Dąbrowska, Halina Skoczyńska, Mariusz Jakus
Music Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Runtime 80 min
Country Denmark, Poland, France, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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