Inspired by real events, the story of a young mother of an autistic boy, whose long-term persistence and struggle with bureaucracy and human heartlessness led to significant changes in the Polish education system.
Acting
Małgorzata Gorol's micro-expressions devastate without theatrics.
Writing
Dialogue captures how bureaucracy crushes souls in mundane exchanges.
Direction
Lusiński refuses catharsis until you've earned it.
Director
Jacek Lusiński
Małgorzata Gorol
Maria Kaczmarek
Andrzej Seweryn
Feliks Mazur
Marta Malikowska
Marta Kaczmarek
Filip Pławiak
Darek Walczak
Anna Krotoska
Pediatrician Majewska
Natalia Łągiewczyk
Monika Gałązka
Angelika Cegielska
Dorota Kowal
Aleksandra Konieczna
High School Principal
Tomasz Augustynowicz
Ginecologist Augustyniak
Piotr Łukaszczyk
Young Physician
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2015 Polish education reforms referenced were genuinely sparked by activist parents, though the film compresses a decade-long struggle.
Director Lusiński cast Gorol after seeing her in documentary footage; her physical resemblance to the real Maria was accidental but uncanny.
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