Subscribe to watch - 14-day free trial, then £6.99 a month

This film is certified

Contains a suicide scene

I confirm I am over 12

Video Player is loading.

Current Time 0:00

Duration 0:00

Loaded: 0%

Stream Type LIVE

Remaining Time 0:00

Title of error

See Help

Video Player is loading.

Current Time 0:00

Duration 0:00

Loaded: 0%

Stream Type LIVE

Remaining Time 0:00

Title of error

See Help

Video Player is loading.

Current Time 0:00

Duration 0:00

Loaded: 0%

Stream Type LIVE

Remaining Time 0:00

Title of error

See Help

Ida

An exquisitely shot, moving drama about a Polish nun exploring her family past, from UK-based director Pawel Pawlikowski.

Drama 2014 82 mins

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

Kermode introduces Watch trailer Subscribe to watch

Overview

On the eve of taking her vows, novice nun Anna is ordered by the Mother Superior to explore her family history before submitting to the church. But Anna’s only living relative seems to be the free-living, hard-drinking Wanda. The unlikely pair embark on a journey to lift the shroud from their family’s dark past and confront a devastating truth.

Pawel Pawlikowski’s stunningly shot exploration of faith and history won the Best Film award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival. Filmed in incandescent black-and-white, with each frame exquisitely composed, UK-based director Pawel Pawlikowski’s (My Summer of Love, Last Resort) new film is an elegy for his homeland and an intimate, poetic exploration of the limits of faith

Director

Pawel Pawlikowski

Featuring

Agata Kulesza , Agata Trzebuchowska , David Ogrodnik and Joanna Kulig

Genres

Drama

Certificate

Contains a suicide scene

Country

Poland

Language

Polish with English subtitles

Accessibility

Subscribe to watch

Of Horses and Men Of Horses and Men

Drama 2013 81 mins Director: Benedikt Erlingsson

Human romance and a passion for horses intertwine in this wildly beautiful, darkly funny equine tale from Iceland.

Subscribe to watch

2073 2073

Documentary 2024 83 mins Director: Asif Kapadia

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's unsettling drama-documentary delivers a powerful commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.

Subscribe to watch

Blind Blind

Drama 2013 96 mins Director: Eskil Vogt

A woman’s blindness sharpens her capacity for imagination and fantasy in the Eskil Vogt’s inventive debut.

Subscribe to watch

The People vs. Larry Flynt The People vs. Larry Flynt

Biopic 1996 130 mins Director: Milos Forman

Milos Forman’s provocative biopic starring Woody Harrelson as a notorious pornographer turned unlikely hero and champion of free speech.

Subscribe to watch

Who We Love Who We Love

Drama 2021 94 mins Director: Graham Cantwell

Bullied for her sexuality, Dublin schoolgirl Lily turns to her gay best friend for support in this vibrant coming-out, coming-of-age drama.

Subscribe to watch

Sebastian Sebastian

Drama 2024 110 mins Director: Mikko Mäkelä

A young London-based writer begins a double life as a sex worker to research his debut novel, in this gripping psychological drama.

Subscribe to watch

Holiday Holiday

Thriller 2018 88 mins Director: Isabella Eklöf

A lavish trip to the Turkish Riviera goes horribly awry in this disturbing tale of power, exploitation and complicity from the writer of Border.

Subscribe to watch

The Lover The Lover

Drama 1992 115 mins Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Jean-Jacques Annaud's powerful, intimate, and sensual adaptation of the best-selling novel by Marguerite Duras.

Currently unavailable

The Quiet Girl The Quiet Girl

Drama 2021 91 mins Director: Colm Bairéad

A neglected girl lives a joyful summer in Colm Bairéad's Academy Award-nominated debut that combines outstanding beauty and heart-wrenching performances.