Fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, envy, shame. Adaś Miauczyński goes back to his childhood days when, like most of us, he used to find it problematic to name the emotions that accompanied him. To improve the quality of his adult life, he decides to return to that time – which proves not so carefree after all – to learn how to experience the seven basic emotions. This extremely unpredictable journey into the past features an abundance of hilarious, even comical, situations but is also filled with lots of touching moments and food for thought.
Acting
Michał Koterski's decades-long embodiment of Adaś is uncomfortably raw
Writing
Koterski Sr.'s script weaponizes self-loathing into tragicomedy
Direction
Marek Koterski's unflinching gaze at his own son's performance
Director
Marek Koterski
Michał Koterski
Adaś Miauczyński
Marcin Dorociński
Aldek Sałacki
Katarzyna Figura
Gosia
Gabriela Muskała
Weronika Porankowska
Maria Ciunelis
Teresa Prawicz
Andrzej Mastalerz
Bolechowski
Tomasz Karolak
Jurek
Andrzej Chyra
Ryszek Gott
Robert Więckiewicz
Miki
Cezary Pazura
Marcin Kwaśny
Geograf
Ilona Ostrowska
Wychowawczyni
Maja Ostaszewska
Mama Adasia i Mikiego
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the eighth film featuring Adaś Miauczyński across 35 years, with Michał Koterski playing the character from age 6 to middle adulthood. The Koterskis are literally father and son.
The 'seven emotions' framework deliberately echoes both Paul Ekman's psychological research and the medieval theory of humors, suggesting Adaś's quest is simultaneously scientific and absurdly outdated.
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