Ida (2013)
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
In 1960s Poland a young novice about to take her vows is sent to meet her only relative, a hard-drinking judge in Warsaw, who reveals she is Jewish; together they drive into the countryside to find out what happened to her family.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Convent≈ 00:01:00PolandInferred
The novice Anna is told to visit her aunt before her vows.
- 2Wanda's flat≈ 00:06:00Warsaw, PolandStated on screen
Wanda tells her she is Ida Lebenstein, whose Jewish parents died in the war.
- 3The Skibas' farm≈ 00:20:00The Lebensteins' village (unnamed)InferredFictional
- 4Jewish cemetery≈ 00:55:00Lublin, PolandStated on screen
- 5Wanda's flat≈ 01:05:00Warsaw, PolandStated on screen
- 6Road back to the convent≈ 01:18:00PolandInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 574 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Car: 199 km
- Not shown: 153 km
- Bus: 111 km
- On foot: 111 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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