Poland lost fifth of its population, including three million Jews, between 1939 and 1945; and many Poles resisting the Nazis were accused of false accusations and were shot or hanged during this period. Adolf Hitler is regarded as the major actor and mastermind of this massacre. The film Ida, co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, explores this dark history of mankind long afterwards through two main female characters Wanda and Ida’s struggle after the holocaust. The film, considered a successful story, illustrates how the Jewish holocaust ruined the lives of these two ordinary women and torn them apart in an extremely poignant atmosphere. The film is a kind of moral lesson for contemporary leaders and the future generations. This article aims to analyse the messages that Pawlikowski and Lenkiewicz seem to relay to the audience through the film Ida.
Keywords: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the Jewish holocaust, Ida
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