Back to Those Days

Back to Those Days is a 2021 Polish coming of age drama film written and directed by Konrad Aksinowicz. Originally titled Return to Legoland, it premiered at the Polish Film Festival on 12 September 2021.

Premise

Like many children in 1990s post-communist Poland, Tomek lives with his mother Helena while his father Alek works in the United States. When Alek unexpectedly returns to Poland, he brings money and expensive gifts, but his alcohol addiction soon takes over the family.

Cast

Teodor Koziar as Tomek Malinowski
Weronika Książkiewicz as Helena Malinowska
Maciej Stuhr as Alek Malinowski
Katarzyna Warnke as Eve
Sebastian Stankiewicz as Romek
Bogdan Koca as Stanisław Pipa
Anna Majcher as Danka
Kacper Janusiński as Daniel Słabiak
Marek Marchewa as Rajmund "Moskit" Moskicki

Production

Set and shot in Wrocław, the film is semi-autobiographical and based on director Konrad Aksinowicz's own childhood in the Szczepin housing estate. Newcomer and Wrocław native Teodor Koziar was persuaded by his mother to audition for the role after having attended theater classes for a short time.