My Name Is Sara (2020)

6.5/10 111 min History Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Zuzanna Surowy

Sara

Konrad Cichon

Moishe

Michalina Olszańska

Nadya

Eryk Lubos

Pavlo

Iwona Bielska

Vira Ivanenko

Wiesław Komasa

Father Oleksa

Ryszard Ronczewski

Father Pavlo

Anna Korzeniecka

Ciocia Kattie

Justyna Godlewska

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