My Name Is Sara
1h 51m
Biography | Drama
About
Tells the true life-story of Sara Guralnick, 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.
Director
Steven Oritt
Cast
Zuzanna Surowy, Konrad Cichon, Pawel Królikowski
Rating
Year
2022
Country
United States
Language
English
Main Trailer
Reviews
- "A worthy addition to the seemingly endless string of fact-inspired, Holocaust stories that have vitally found their way to the big and small screens."
- Los Angeles Times - ""...The suspense and power of her story come through...""
- New York Times - "Steven Oritt's film ... [is] a suspenseful study of a teenage girl's ability to adapt herself to her surroundings ... in order to stay alive."
- Mark Reviews Movies - "Absorbing, realistically touching story of how a Jewish girl faced daily fear amidst Holocaust in Ukraine with amazing pluck and determination."
- Maven’s Nest
Awards
- Castellinaria Int'l Festival of Young Cinema
- Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
- Miami Jewish Film Festival
- Giffoni Film Festival
Festivals
- Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
- Moscow Jewish Film Festival
- Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
- Montclair Film Festival
- Giffoni Film Festival