"Forgiveness" is a deep and fascinating film exposing the internal conflicts among Jewish and Christian survivors of the holocaust in Poland. It penetrates the veil of secrecy, anger, and shame, that continues to permeate the Polish collective memory, haunting both survivors and their descendants alike. Apollonia, an elderly Polish mother forced to reveal her family's darkest secrets in the winter of her years; while her daughter Maria, who is unexpectedly faced with her family's tragic and horrific legacy. Sarah, the grieving daughter of a Jewish woman who, upon her death, left behind a diary that for the first time details in words, the justification of her decades-long silence; while at the same time opening an opportunity for forgiveness and understanding between the Polish-American families.
—Anonymous