Ida

Name: Ida
Released: 2013
Cast: Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela, Adam Szyszkowski

2013 · Movie · PG-13

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to make a film about identity and what makes us what we are, about faith and what it is to have faith and to be Christian" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 4.

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Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to make a film about identity and what makes us what we are, about faith and what it is to have faith and to be Christian."Moveable Fest interview, 2014 source ↗
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Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 98, Black 31, Hispanic 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

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.