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A Jewish girl finds refuge with a farmer and his wife, but must protect her true identity.
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My Name Is Sara tells the true life story of Sara Goralnik, a 13-year-old Polish Jew whose entire family was killed by Nazis in September 1942. After a gruelling 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 her own greatest secret that she must strive to protect, her true identity.
"In recent years, with the saturation of obvious themes about World War II, cinema has tried to look for different angles of the conflict. The excellent 'Bárbara', for example, delved into the pains of the German people. 'A Estrada 47' highlighted the presence of Brazilian soldiers in the War. And now, 'My Name Is Sara' shows the pain of Ukrainians and Poles. With stunning photography, the film already hits by bringing actors from the region. The protagonist, played by newcomer Zuzanna Surowy, is an event: it brings complexity to her character, a Jewish girl who takes refuge in the house of strangers to save herself from Nazism. It's a shame, however, that director Steven Oritt, a newcomer to fiction features, uses English as the official language. It takes away some of the magic and still leaves the tone of the film with one foot in the novelesque. Still, 'My Name Is Sara' maintains originality. After all, it's not every day that cinema highlights the pains of a Ukrainian girl."