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My Name Is Sara

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After escaping a Jewish Ghetto in Poland and losing her family at the outset of the Holocaust, Sara hides in plain sight, passing as an Orthodox Christian in the Ukrainian countryside, 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.
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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 07/21/2022
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. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 07/13/2022
While the suspense and power of her story come through, the film can be clunkily expository and, with regard to tensions between Sara and Pavlo, frustratingly vague. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 07/27/2022
It’s an inherently tense, engrossing story... Go to Full Review Lael Loewenstein FilmWeek (LAist) 07/22/2022
It's a compelling story, but I just wish it had been given a better telling. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 07/21/2022
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest 07/16/2022
8/10
Absorbing, realistically touching story of how a Jewish girl faced daily fear amidst Holocaust in Ukraine with amazing pluck and determination. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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maksim t 09/02/2022 great movie, showing how much hate for jews, not just Nazi Germans, but from West Ukrainians See more Helen 08/26/2022 True story, well-cast, historical relevance. See more Kathy G 08/22/2022 Was a true story and gave you a good idea of what life was like during WW II See more Stan 08/21/2022 Fascinating story. Excellent portrayals. Excellent photography. A good lesson for the horrors of WWII. See more Faye 08/03/2022 Well acted and directed. See more Helen B 07/30/2022 This movie gave you the horrors of the Nazi occupation through both the eyes of an antisemitic Ukrainian family as well as those of a young Jewish girl in hiding whose own family was torn apart.. Without showing the inside a concentration camp all the ugliness, death and hatred of the period was fully exposed on many sides. The acting was terrific and the story unfolded as both real and authentic throughout. See more Read all reviews
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Steven Oritt

Director

Zuzanna Surowy

Sara

Paweł Królikowski

Ivan

Michalina Olszańska

Nadya

Eryk Lubos

Pavlo

Aleksandra Pisula

Tsivia

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My Name Is Sara

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Movie Info

Synopsis After escaping a Jewish Ghetto in Poland and losing her family at the outset of the Holocaust, Sara hides in plain sight, passing as an Orthodox Christian in the Ukrainian countryside, 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
Producer
Steven Oritt, Justyna Pawlak
Screenwriter
David Himmelstein
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Media Luna New Films, James Lucy Productions, Watchout Studio
Genre
History, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2022, Limited
Runtime
1h 51m