Character Relationship Map: Ida

Characters

• Anna (played by Agata Trzebuchowska) — protagonist

  A young novice nun who has been raised in a convent and is preparing to take her vows. Beforehand, she visits her aunt and learns the truth about her Jewish family, whose fate was hidden from her. The...

• Wanda (played by Agata Kulesza) — protagonist

  Anna's aunt and only surviving relative, Wanda is a chain-smoking, hard-drinking state prosecutor and former communist resistance fighter. She helps uncover the fate of their family, including the dea...

• Lis (played by Dawid Ogrodnik) — supporting

  An alto saxophone player whom Wanda meets while traveling. He becomes attracted to Anna, talks with her after his band's performance, and later reunites with her after Wanda's funeral. Lis teaches Ann...

• Feliks (played by Adam Szyszkowski) — supporting

  A Christian farmer who now occupies the house once owned by Anna and Wanda's family. His family concealed them from German authorities during the war, but he later admits that he killed them and arran...

• Wanda's Lover (played by Artur Majewski) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Anna → Lis (Romantic Interest) — Lis becomes Anna's brief romantic connection to ordinary worldly life.

  Lis is drawn to Anna, they talk after the band's performance, later kiss, sleep together, and discuss marriage and children.

• Wanda → Anna (Family Aunt) — Wanda is Anna's maternal aunt and closest surviving family connection.

  Wanda is introduced as Anna's aunt and only surviving relative. She reveals Anna's family history before Anna takes her vows.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Anna → Feliks (Narrative Investigation Subject) — Feliks holds information necessary for Anna's investigation into her origins.

  Anna accompanies Wanda to Feliks's home and later follows him into the woods to locate the family remains.

• Wanda → Feliks (Conflict Adversary) — Wanda confronts Feliks over the unresolved fate of her family.

  Wanda demands that Feliks reveal where his father is and presses him for information about the Lebenstein family.

• Wanda → Lis (Social Matchmaker) — Wanda actively creates the first romantic opportunity between Anna and Lis.

  Wanda picks up Lis while traveling and tries to set him up with Anna.

• Wanda's Lover → Wanda (lover)

Story Analysis

A novice confronts her erased family history and tests worldly life before choosing whether to return to religious vows.

Plot Progression

1. A Hidden Family Past — Anna leaves the convent to meet Wanda before taking her vows. Wanda reveals Anna's concealed Jewish identity and urges her to experience worldly life.
2. Music Beyond the Convent — Wanda introduces Anna to Lis and attempts to encourage a romantic connection. Anna begins to encounter choices and pleasures outside her religious routine.
3. Searching for the Dead — Anna and Wanda investigate the former family home and question Feliks and his dying father. Wanda also reveals the personal loss connected to the family murders.
4. Bones and Confession — Feliks leads the women to the woods and uncovers the family remains. His confession exposes the violence that separated Anna from her family and destroyed Wanda's past.
5. A Choice of Lives — After the burial, Anna and Wanda return to their separate routines, but Wanda collapses into despair and dies. Anna briefly tests worldly life with Lis before returning to her religious path.