History ·Drama · Poland · 2020 · 1h 51m

My Name Is Sara

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Director
Steven Oritt
Cast
Zuzanna Surowy as Sara Konrad Cichon as Moishe Michalina Olszańska as Nadya Eryk Lubos as Pavlo Iwona Bielska as Vira Ivanenko Wiesław Komasa as Father Oleksa
Crew
Marian Prokop — Director of Photography Agnieszka Glińska — Editor Łukasz Targosz — Original Music Composer David Himmelstein — Writer Steven Oritt — Producer Justyna Pawlak — Producer
Synopsis

The true life-story of Sara Góralnik, a 13 year-old Polish Jew whose entire family was killed by Nazis in September of 1942. After a grueling escape to the Ukrainian countryside, Sara steals her Christian best friend’s identity and finds refuge in a small village, where she is taken in by a farmer and his young wife. She soon discovers the dark secrets of her employers’ marriage, compounding the greatest secret she must strive to protect, her true identity.

Mood & Themes
world war iifake identitybased on true storyjewish girljewish refugee
Key Collaborators
Steven Oritt Director Marian Prokop Director of Photography Agnieszka Glińska Editor Łukasz Targosz Original Music Composer David Himmelstein Writer Steven Oritt Producer Justyna Pawlak Producer Marek Zawierucha Production Design Emilia Czartoryska Costume Design
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