cast
Dawid Ogrodnik (Mietek Kosz), Cyprian Grabowski (Young Mietek Kosz), Justyna Wasilewska (Zuza), Wiktoria Gorodeckaja (Marta), Piotr Adamczyk (Bogdan Danowicz), Mikołaj Chroboczek (Gutek), Jowita Budnik (Agata Kosz), Maja Komorowska (Proffesor Aniela), Grzegorz Mielczarek (Marian Wolski), Jacek Koman (Stanisław Kosz), Michał Filipiak (Włodek)
Inspired by the true story of the blind piano genius, Mieczylaw Kosz. As a child, Mietek (Mieczyslaw) loses his eyesight, and his mother places him in The Educational Center in Laski outside of Warsaw, a one-hundred-year-old school for the visually impaired. There he discovers music and finds that it is his way coping with the world. Mietek develops into an excellent classical pianist, but when he discovers jazz, he has only one goal: to become the best jazz pianist in Poland. He becomes more and more successful, not only in Poland, but around the world. He wins the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival. Unexpectedly, a charismatic vocalist, Zuza, walks into his life, a meeting that will change his life forever.
Born in 1964 in Katowice. Director and scriptwriter. Graduated in Journalism from the Silesian University in Katowice (1989) and in Film Directing from the Radio and TV Department at the same University (1993). In 1990 he completed the Screenwriting Study program at the National Film School in Łódź. Recipient of many awards.
FILMOGRAPHY
2019 Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza)
2018 Raven. Whispers Heard After the Dark (Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku) – TV series
2016 I’m a Killer (Jestem mordercą)
2015 Prosecutor (Prokurator) – TV series
2013 Life Feels Good (Chce się żyć)
2008 Splinters (Drzazgi)
2006 The Criminals. The Silesian Mission (Kryminalni. Misja Śląska) – TV
2005 St. Barbara’s Feast (Barbórka) – TV
2004-08 The Criminals (Kryminalni) – TV series
2002-10 Just Life (Samo życie) – TV series
2001 Inferno
1999-2013 For Better and Worse (Na dobre i złe) – TV series
1998 I’m a Killer (Jestem mordercą) – documentary
1990 Different (Inna) – documentary
Gallery
Theatre (1112 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago)
Monday, 11/08/2021 8:30 PM.
2019, 122 min, Poland
Polish with English subtitles
Direction/Reżyseria
MACIEJ PIEPRZYCA
Script/Scenariusz
MACIEJ PIEPRZYCA
Cinematography/Zdjęcia
WOJCIECH PŁÓCIENNIK
Art Direction/Scenografia
JOANNA ANASTAZJA WÓJCIK
Music/Muzyka
LESZEK MOŻDŻER
Editing/Montaż
PIOTR KMIECIK
Sound/Dźwięk
MACIEJ PAWŁOWSKI,
ROBERT CZYŻEWICZ
Produced by/Produkcja
RE STUDIO
Producers/Producenci
RENATA CZARNKOWSKA-LISTOŚ,
MARIA GOŁOŚ