Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz 2019

Overview

Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz is a 2019 drama and history film written and directed by Maciej Pieprzyca. The film stars Dawid Ogrodnik as pianist Mieczysław Kosz, also known as Mietek. Inspired by true events, the story follows a blind grand piano genius from his childhood to his death under tragic circumstances. As a child, Mietek loses his sight, and his mother places him in the care of the nuns in Laski. At the center for the blind, the boy discovers that music can serve as his way of seeing the world again and describing it. Mietek goes on to become a brilliant classical pianist. Once he discovers jazz music, he pursues a single goal to become the best jazz pianist in Poland. He achieves growing success both in Poland and around the world, eventually winning the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.