Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz
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.
written by Maciej Pieprzyca
director of photography Witold Płóciennik PSC
music Leszek Możdżer
production design Joanna Anastazja Wójcik
costume design Agata Culak
make-up Jolanta Dańda
sound Maciej Pawłowski M.P.S.E., Robert Czyżewicz
edited by Piotr Kmiecik PSM
casting by Ewa Brodzka
cast Dawid Ogrodnik, Justyna Wasilewska, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja, Piotr Adamczyk, Mikołaj Chroboczek, Jowita Budnik, Maja Komorowska, Grzegorz Mielczarek, Jacek Koman, Cyprian Grabowski, Michał Filipiak
production RE Studio
producers Renata Czarnkowska-Listoś, Maria Gołoś
co-produced by TVP, Canal+, Next Film, Chimney Poland, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy, Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Aeroplan Studios
production manager Ewa Jastrzębska
co-financed by Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
distributed by Next Film
