Backwards (2022)
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.
Director:
Jacek Lusiński
Writers:
Jacek Lusiński, Szymon Augustynek.
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Małgorzata Gorol as Maria Kaczmarek |
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Andrzej Seweryn as Feliks Mazur |
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Marta Malikowska as Marta Kaczmarek |
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Filip Pławiak as Darek Walczak |
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Anna Krotoska as Pediatrician Majewska |
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Tomasz Drabek as Czesław Sobczak |
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Natalia Łągiewczyk as Monika Gałązka |
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Wojciech Dolatowski as Kuba (19 years old) |
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Angelika Cegielska as Dorota Kowal |
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Wojciech Krupiński as Kuba (7-8 years old) |
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Oskar Kawecki as Kuba (3-5 years old) |
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Mateo Paczkowski as Kuba (1 year old) |
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Aleksandra Konieczna as High School Principal |
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Tomasz Augustynowicz as Ginecologist Augustyniak |
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Piotr Łukaszczyk as Young Physician |
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Magdalena Kozikowska-Pieńko as Doctor's Wife |
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Leon Pieńko as Doctor's Son |
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Jan Wojtyński as |
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Szymon Augustynek as Nurse |
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Kinga Ciesielska as Nurse |
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Kaja Lusińska as Supervising Teacher Ewa |
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Beata Schimscheiner as Secretary in the Translation Office |
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Stanisław Cywka as Schoolmate |
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Małgorzata Rytel as Kindergarten Teacher |
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Beata Malczewska as Kindergarten Principal |
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Mikołaj Chroboczek as Karolinka's Father |
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Adrianna Skoczylas as Karolinka |
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Ewelina Starejki as |
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Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik as Psychologist |
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Joanna Łukijańczuk as Psychologist's Assistant |
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Jacek Romanowski as Jaworski |
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Kornel Pieńko as Policeman |
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Michał Krzyszkowiak as Policeman |
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Andrzej Szeremeta as Commissioner Wilczak |
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Dorota Kwietniewska as Aspirant Stawska |
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Tadeusz Piotr Łomnicki as Patient in the Queue |
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Małgorzata Osiej-Gadzina as Renata Zawadzka |
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Grzegorz Wolf as Marian Krawczyk |
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Alicja Witek as Dorota Kowal's Daughter |
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Aleksander Karlak as Monika Gałązka's Son |
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Mateusz Malecki as City Guard |
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Paweł Okoński as Mayor Janusz Malec |
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Aleksandra Prykowska as Mayor's Secretary |
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Anna Maria Buczek as Supporting Teacher |
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Rozalia Mierzicka as Mother |
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Sara Celler-Jezierska as |
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Andrzej Franczyk as Taxi Driver |
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Paweł Ferens as |
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Tomira Kowalik as Caretaker Bożena |
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Zbigniew Konopka as Postman |
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Antonina Choroszy as Vice-Curator Porębska |
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Grzegorz Sanocki as Bus Passenger |
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Lucyna Kaługa as |
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Karolina Galicka as |
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Mateusz Sacharzewski as Policeman |
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Marcin Stec as Policeman |
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Sara Lesiczka as Kuba (baby) |
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Florian Byśkiniewicz as Kuba (baby) |
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Bartosz Pankowski as Kuba (6 months old) |
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Maks Pytel as Kuba (6 months old) |
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Igor Marszałek as Kuba (6 months old) |
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Zuzanna Barzan as Voice in the Phone (voice) |
| Directing | Jacek Lusiński | Director |
| Art | Marek Zawierucha | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Englert | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aneta Brzozowska | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Marcin Kasiński | Sound |
| Sound | Kacper Habisiak | Sound |
| Sound | Tomasz Wieczorek | Sound |
| Editing | Jarosław Barzan | Editor |
| Production | Julia Popkiewicz | Casting |
| Production | Leszek Bodzak | Producer |
| Production | Anna Różalska | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Barbara Burska | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Artur Bartos | Special Effects |
| Crew | Maciej A. Maciejewski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Hania Rani | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Kacper Kowalski | Assistant Director |
| Production | Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham | Producer |
| Directing | Gniewko Falana | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hervé Renoud-Lyat | Grip |
| Sound | Anna Malarowska | Music Consultant |
| Camera | Bartosz Nalazek | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maciej Mika | Title Designer |
| Sound | Dawid Konecki | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Dawid Konecki | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Ewa Mazurkiewicz | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Tomasz Karnowski | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Leszek Wiśniewski | Casting Associate |
| Writing | Jacek Lusiński | Screenplay |
| Writing | Szymon Augustynek | Screenplay |
