Ida, Son of Saul, and 1945 form an unofficial film trilogy that explores the fate of European Jewry in the Holocaust and its place in post-War Europe. The central image in the trilogy is that of the cemetery and the works avoid the clichés that might emerge from this image to present extraordinary cinematic moves: an existential drama (Ida), a mesmerizing nightmare (Son of Saul), and a social thriller (1945).
Ida
Anna, on the verge of making her vows to God, discovers a family secret that will spin her life out of control. Ida is an outstanding film that explores the fate of the Jews of Poland and the guilt and silence surrounding this fate.