My Name Is Sara

My Name Is Sara

Directed by Steven Oritt

Produced by James Lucy Productions, Watchout Studio

2020111 min6.5 / 10

A harrowing true-story drama about a Jewish girl's survival through assumed identity and deception in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, grounded in historical trauma and constant existential threat.

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.

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  • Is My Name Is Sara sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is My Name Is Sara scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is My Name Is Sara easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is My Name Is Sara violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does My Name Is Sara end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

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