Overview
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.
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Awards
Won 7 awards, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2015) and the European Film Award for Best Film (2014)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Cinematography (2015)
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Box office
Grossed $15.3M worldwide, about 15.3 times its $1M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Łódź
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Setting
Set in Poland
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Music
Music by Kristian Eidnes Andersen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Paweł PawlikowskiScreenplay
- Rebecca LenkiewiczScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 25, 2013
- Original language
- Polish
- Budget
- $1M
- Revenue
- $15.3M
- Countries
- Poland, Denmark
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Cast
Agata TrzebuchowskaAnna
Agata KuleszaWanda
Dawid OgrodnikLis
Jerzy TrelaSzymon
Adam SzyszkowskiFeliks
Halina SkoczyńskaMother Superior
Joanna KuligSinger
Dorota KudukKaska
Natalia ŁągiewczykBronia- Afrodyta WeselakMarysia
Mariusz JakusBarman
Izabela DąbrowskaWaitress
Artur JanusiakPoliceman
Anna GrzeszczakNeighbour- Jan Wojciech PoradowskiFather Andrew
- Konstanty SzwembergOfficial
Paweł BurczykProsecutor- Artur MajewskiWanda's Lover
- Krzysztof BrzezinskiPianist
- Piotr SadulBass Player
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