Back to Those Days

Back to Those Days
Back to Those Days
	Polish theatrical release poster
Polish	Powrót do tamtych dni
Directed by	Konrad Aksinowicz
Written by	Konrad Aksinowicz
Produced by	Agnieszka Chromicka
Starring	Teodor Koziar; Weronika Książkiewicz; Maciej Stuhr;
Cinematography	Jakub Jakielaszek
Edited by	Witold Chomiński
Music by	Marcin Mirowski
Production; company	Chroma Pro
Distributed by	Kino Świat
Release date	12 September 2021 (Gdynia);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

Back to Those Days (Polish: Powrót do tamtych dni) is a 2021 Polish coming of age drama film written and directed by Konrad Aksinowicz. Originally titled Return to Legoland (Polish: Powrót do Legolandu), it premiered at the Gdynia 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]