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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
Dawid OgrodnikMieczysław Kosz
Jowita BudnikAgata Kosz
Wiktoria GorodeckaMarta
Maja KomorowskaProfessor Aniela
Justyna WasilewskaSinger Zuza
Piotr AdamczykBogdan Danowicz
Mikołaj ChroboczekContrabassist Gutek
Michał FilipiakContrabassist Włodek
Jacek KomanStanisław Kosz
Grzegorz MielczarekMarian Wolski
Dariusz ChojnackiZenek KoszExplore the crew
- Director
- Maciej Pieprzyca
- Editor
- Piotr Kmiecik
- Original Music Composer
- Leszek Możdżer
- Screenplay
- Maciej Pieprzyca
- Director of Photography
- Witold Płóciennik