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Icarus: The Legend of Mietk Kosz

Icarus: The Legend of Mietk Kosz

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October 8-12, 2020

Icarus: The Legend of Mietk Kosz, Maciej Pieprzyca (Dir), 122 minutes, WNY Premiere, Poland

The true story of Mieczyslaw “Mietek" Kosz, a Polish jazz pianist who died in tragic circumstances, and whose life we see through select episodes depicting the most influential moments in his life and career: his childhood on a poor farm in the farmlands of Poland, the loss of his eyesight at a young age, great successes in his musical career accompanied by his loneliness and desperate need for acceptance.

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Icarus: The Legend of Mietk Kosz

Still from Icarus: The Legend of Mietk Kosz

Directed by: Maciej Pieprzyca

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