Carte Blanche

Date
Hour
Place
04/08/2015
21:00
THE PERLA CINEMA


Carte Blanche
reż|dir Jacek Lusiński | PL | 2015 | 106 min
prod|pro Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham, Leszek Bodzak scen|wr Jacek Lusiński zdj|ph Witold Płóciennik muz|mus Paweł Lucewicz mon|ed Jarosław Barzan ob|cast Andrzej Chyra, Urszula Grabowska, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Ziętek, Dorota Kolak, Andrzej Blumenfeld, Maria Chwalibóg, Wojciech Pszoniak, Jerzy Rogalski, Ewa Bakalarska dys|dis Kino Świat

DESCRIPTION

Kacper, a history teacher adored by his pupils, begins to gradually lose his eyesight. The medical diagnosis leaves no hope. Due to a genetic flaw, the man faces permanent blindness. Heartbroken at first, Kacper eventually decides to conceal his health concerns from his supervisors in order to keep his job and prepare his students for the high-school finals. Only Wiktor, the teacher's best friend, knows his secret. Struggling with the new circumstances and growing challenges, Kacper gets close with his colleague Ewa. He also tries to help a rebellious female pupil who hides a painful secret.

“Carte Blanche” is inspired by a true story. Maciej Białek, whom the role of Kacper is based on, still teaches at the Lublin high school, enjoying great popularity and respect among the students.


AWARDS
2015 Lubuskie Film Summer – distinction for a feature film, Golden Grape nomination
2015 “Wisła” Polish Film Festival in Moscow – the Audience Award, the Elephant nomination
2015 IFF, Shanghai – the Jury Award – Grand Prix

DIRECTOR
Jacek Lusiński (1969) Director, screenwriter, and actor. Graduated from Direction of Photography at the Łódź Film School. Apart from feature films, he also makes documentaries, music videos, and advertisements. He wrote the book “Carte Blanche,” inspired by the story of Kacper, the protagonist of his latest film.

FILMOGRAPHY
2015 Carte Blanche
2009 Piksele

© Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi Kazimierz Dolny Janowiec nad Wisłą
Projekt i realizacja: Tomasz Żewłakow