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Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (2019)
Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
Drama, History · 2h 02m
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
Mieczysław Kosz
Jowita Budnik
Agata Kosz
Wiktoria Gorodecka
Marta
Maja Komorowska
Professor Aniela
Justyna Wasilewska
Singer Zuza
Piotr Adamczyk
Bogdan Danowicz
Mikołaj Chroboczek
Contrabassist Gutek
Michał Filipiak
Contrabassist Włodek
Jacek Koman
Stanisław Kosz
Grzegorz Mielczarek
Marian Wolski
Dariusz Chojnacki
Zenek Kosz
Crew
- Director
- Maciej Pieprzyca
- Screenplay
- Maciej Pieprzyca
- Director of Photography
- Witold Płóciennik
- Original Music Composer
- Leszek Możdżer
- Editor
- Piotr Kmiecik
Details
- Original title
- Ikar. Legenda Mietka Kosza
- Release date
- 2019-10-18
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- PL
- Spoken languages
- Polish
- Countries
- Poland
- Production
- Telewizja Polska, CANAL+ Polska, Lightcraft, Next Film, RE STUDIO, Aeroplan, Silesia Film
- Box office
- $3,042