Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche

106 mins | Drama | Jan. 23, 2015

The true story of a high-school history teacher who decides to hide a progressive sight loss from everyone surrounding him - his colleagues, pupils, even the ones who really care about him, because of the fear of losing his job and trying to save his dignity. Due to a genetic disorder, Kacper is faced with a very real possibility of permanent blindness. Initially heartbroken, he attempts to hide his health problems from his bosses driven by his desire to keep his job and to help his students with the final exams. The only person who knows about Kacper's problem is his best friend Wiktor. Meanwhile, Kacper enters a relationship with his colleague Ewa, and tries to help a rebel student Klara, who hides a secret of her own.

Carte Blanche

106 mins | Drama | Jan. 23, 2015

Carte Blanche
The true story of a high-school history teacher who decides to hide a progressive sight loss from everyone surrounding him - his colleagues, pupils, even the ones who really care about him, because of the fear of losing his job and trying to save his dignity. Due to a genetic disorder, Kacper is faced with a very real possibility of permanent blindness. Initially heartbroken, he attempts to hide his health problems from his bosses driven by his desire to keep his job and to help his students with the final exams. The only person who knows about Kacper's problem is his best friend Wiktor. Meanwhile, Kacper enters a relationship with his colleague Ewa, and tries to help a rebel student Klara, who hides a secret of her own.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers PISF, Aurum Film, Orange Polska, Lightcraft
Original title Carte Blanche
Directors Jacek Lusiński
Writers Jacek Lusiński

Cast

Andrzej Chyra

as Kacper Bielik

Urszula Grabowska

as nauczycielka Ewa

Arkadiusz Jakubik

as Wiktor, przyjaciel Kacpra

Eliza Rycembel

as Klara, uczennica Kacpra

Tomasz Zietek

as Wojtek Madejski, uczeń Kacpra

Dorota Kolak

as dyrektorka liceum

Andrzej Blumenfeld

as nauczyciel Jacek Florczak

Maria Chwalibóg

as matka Kacpra

Ewa Bakalarska

as Magda, żona Wiktora

Jerzy Rogalski

as pan Henio

Wojciech Pszoniak

as profesor okulista

Andrzej Szopa

as nabywca lunety