Backwards

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Backwards

2022

1h 52m

7.3(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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62 members

Acting

Małgorzata Gorol

Maria Kaczmarek

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Andrzej Seweryn

Feliks Mazur

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Marta Malikowska

Marta Kaczmarek

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Filip Pławiak

Darek Walczak

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Anna Krotoska

Pediatrician Majewska

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Tomasz Drabek

Czesław Sobczak

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Natalia Łągiewczyk

Monika Gałązka

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Wojciech Dolatowski

Kuba (19 years old)

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Angelika Cegielska

Dorota Kowal

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Wojciech Krupiński

Kuba (7-8 years old)

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Oskar Kawecki

Kuba (3-5 years old)

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Mateo Paczkowski

Kuba (1 year old)

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Aleksandra Konieczna

High School Principal

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Tomasz Augustynowicz

Ginecologist Augustyniak

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Piotr Łukaszczyk

Young Physician

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Magdalena Kozikowska-Pieńko

Doctor's Wife

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Leon Pieńko

Doctor's Son

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Jan Wojtyński

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Writing

Szymon Augustyniak

Nurse

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Kinga Ciesielska

Nurse

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Kaja Lusińska

Supervising Teacher Ewa

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Beata Schimscheiner

Secretary in the Translation Office

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Stanisław Cywka

Schoolmate

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Małgorzata Rytel

Kindergarten Teacher

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Beata Malczewska

Kindergarten Principal

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Mikołaj Chroboczek

Karolinka's Father

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Adrianna Skoczylas

Karolinka

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Ewelina Starejki

Unknown Role

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Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik

Psychologist

Costume & Make-Up

Joanna Łukijańczuk

Psychologist's Assistant

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Jacek Romanowski

Jaworski

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Kornel Pieńko

Policeman

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Michał Krzyszkowiak

Policeman

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Andrzej Szeremeta

Commissioner Wilczak

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Dorota Kwietniewska

Aspirant Stawska

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Tadeusz Piotr Łomnicki

Patient in the Queue

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Małgorzata Osiej-Gadzina

Renata Zawadzka

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Grzegorz Wolf

Marian Krawczyk

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Alicja Witek

Dorota Kowal's Daughter

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Aleksander Karlak

Monika Gałązka's Son

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Mateusz Malecki

City Guard

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Paweł Okoński

Mayor Janusz Malec

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Aleksandra Prykowska

Mayor's Secretary

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Anna Maria Buczek

Supporting Teacher

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Rozalia Mierzicka

Mother

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Sara Celler-Jezierska

Unknown Role

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Andrzej Franczyk

Taxi Driver

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Paweł Ferens

Unknown Role

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Tomira Kowalik

Caretaker Bożena

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Zbigniew Konopka

Postman

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Antonina Choroszy

Vice-Curator Porębska

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Grzegorz Sanocki

Bus Passenger

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Lucyna Kaługa

Unknown Role

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Directing

Karolina Galicka

Unknown Role

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Mateusz Sacharzewski

Policeman

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Marcin Stec

Policeman

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Sara Lesiczka

Kuba (baby)

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Florian Byśkiniewicz

Kuba (baby)

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Bartosz Pankowski

Kuba (6 months old)

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Maks Pytel

Kuba (6 months old)

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Igor Marszałek

Kuba (6 months old)

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Editing

Zuzanna Barzan

Voice in the Phone (voice)

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