The Hero

10-year-old Cyprian, an orphan raised by his beloved grandmother, dreams of becoming a real hero. When the grandmother dies, the boy is threatened with an orphanage. He has to confront a real loss and learn what it means to be a hero in the face of suffering.

directed by: Milena Dutkowska

written by: Milena Dutkowska

director of photography: Igor Połaniewicz

music: Teoniki Rożynek, Marcin Markowicz

production design: Paulina Mazoń

costume design: Estera Świętosławska

sound: Adam Sypka

edited by: Nikodem Chabior

casting by: Milena Dutkowska

cast: Anna Seniuk, Cyprian Grabowski, Edyta Torhan, Krzysztof Dracz, Bartłomiej Firlet

production: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

producer: Krystyna Doktorowicz

executive producer: Ewa Krzemińska

production manager: Ernest Małkiewicz

co-financed by: Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej

distributed by: Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego