Sonata

Grzegorz was diagnosed with autism as a child. He could not make contact with those around him. He lived in a world of his own. The family lived with that diagnosis for years. The boy reaches the age of fourteen. Around then he is examined again. The result turns out to be quite different. The trouble was not autism but a loss of hearing. With the right help his world opens. Then something unexpected comes to light. The boy has a gift for music. He begins to play the piano. He makes progress quickly. This time the family takes another road. The account runs as music and drama. Michal Sikorski and Malgorzata Foremniak take the leads, with Jerzy Stuhr also in the cast, in Bartosz Blaschke’s Polish film of 2022.