Life Feels Good (Polish: Chce się żyć, lit. 'I want to live') is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca.
It won the jury, audience and ecumenical prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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Plot
It tells the story of Mateusz Rosiński who has cerebral palsy in Poland and his life from the 1980s to 2000s. It is inspired by true events.
Cast
Dawid Ogrodnik - Mateusz
Kamil Tkacz - young Mateusz
Dorota Kolak - Mateusz's mother
Arkadiusz Jakubik - Mateusz's father
Anna Nehrebecka - Jola, teacher
Helena Sujecka - Matylda
Mikołaj Roznerski - Tomek
Tymoteusz Marciniak - young Tomek
Katarzyna Zawadzka - Magda
Anna Karczmarczyk - Anka
Agnieszka Kotlarska - Anka's mother
Janusz Chabior - "Łysy"
Gabriela Muskała - doctor
Lech Dyblik - healer
Dariusz Chojnacki - Matylda's fiancé
Izabela Dąbrowska - neighbor
Witold Wieliński - neighbor
Mirosław Neinert - uncle
Grażyna Bułka - aunt
Klaudia Kąca-Jasik - cousin
Małgorzata Moskalewicz - Tomek's girlfriend
Bernadetta Komiago - customer
Marek Kalita - Magda's father
Teresa Iwko - Magda's stepmother
Grzegorz Mielczarek - counselor Krzysztof
Ewa Serwa - head of medical center