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The Abnormal

The Abnormal

Director: Jacek Bławut

1990

78 min.
color

This dramatized documentary tells the story of a music teacher who arrives at a center in Kozice Dolne to conduct classes for a month with children with intellectual disabilities. Initially struggling with the children's lack of response and resistance, he cannot find a way to open them up. Over time, through perseverance and adapting to their world, he begins to build a relationship with them, and music becomes a shared language that connects them in a way that initially seemed impossible. The film portrays the subtle process in which the teacher and his pupils learn from each other how to overcome barriers—both emotional and communicative—building a thread of understanding.

TitleThe Abnormal
Genredocudrama
AwardsWyróżnienie Specjalne Jury (San Sebastian, 1991)
Nagroda FIPRESCI i Nagroda im. von Sternberga (Mannheim, 1991)
Grand Prix "Biała Kobra" (Łódź, 1991)
Production/StudioProdukcja Filmów Jacek Bławut,
Shop-Tronik,
STO Films,
Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych (Łódź)
CinematographyJerzy Rudziński
ScreenplayJacek Bławut
EditingJózefa Strześniewska
SoundJan Freda

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