Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz
Release Date: 2019-10-18
Rating : 6.5/10
Duration : 122 minutes
Genres : Drama, History
Director : Maciej Pieprzyca
Writer : Maciej Pieprzyca
Inspired by true events, a story of a blind grand piano genius. As a child Mietek loses his sight. His mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At the centre for the blind the boy discovers that music may be his way of seeing the world again and of describing it. Mietek goes on to become a brilliant classical pianist. Once he discovers jazz music, though, he has only one goal left: to become the best jazz pianist in Poland. He is 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. This meeting will change it forever.
Cast
Dawid Ogrodnik
Cyprian Grabowski
Jowita Budnik
Wiktoria Gorodeckaja
Maja Komorowska
Justyna Wasilewska