# Life Feels Good

Life Feels Good (Polish: Chce się żyć) is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca.
It won the jury, audience and ecumenical prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival.

## 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

## Awards

| Award | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Film | | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Director | Maciej Pieprzyca | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Screenplay | Maciej Pieprzyca | Won |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Editing | Krzysztof Szpetmański | Nominated |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Leading Actor | Dawid Ogrodnik | Won |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Supporting Actress | Anna Nehrebecka | Won |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Best Supporting Actor | Arkadiusz Jakubik | Won |
| Polish Film Awards 2014 | Eagle | Audience Award | | Won |
| Montreal World Film Festival 2013 | Grand Prix des Americas | | | Won |
| Montreal World Film Festival 2013 | Public Award | Most Popular Film of the Festival | | Won |
| Montreal World Film Festival 2013 | Ecumenical Prize | | | Won |
| Gdynia Film Festival 2013 | Silver Lion | | | Won |
| Gdynia Film Festival 2013 | Audience Award | | | Won |
| Chicago International Film Festival 2013 | Silver Hugo | New Directors Competition | | Won |
| Chicago International Film Festival 2013 | Audience Choice Award | Best Narrative Foreign-Language Feature | | Won |
| International Film Festival TOFIFEST 2013 | Golden Angel | From Poland competition Audience Award | | Won |
| Polish Film Festival in America 2013 | Golden Teeth | Most Interesting Feature Film | | Won |
| Cleveland International Film Festival 2014 | Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award | Best Film | | Runner Up |
| Cleveland International Film Festival 2014 | George Gund III Memorial Award | Central and Eastern European Film Competition | | Won |
| Polish Society of Cinematographers 2014 | PSC Award | | Pawel Dyllus | Nominated |
| Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema 2014 | Polish Feature Film Competition | Best Actress | Dorota Kolak | Won |
| New York Polish Film Festival 2014 | Krzysztof Kieslowski Prize | Best Film | | Won |
| New York Polish Film Festival 2014 | Elzbieta Czyszewska Award | Best Acting | Dawid Ogrodnik | Won |
| Seattle International Film Festival 2014 | Golden Space Needle | Best Film | | First Runner-up |
| Seattle International Film Festival 2014 | Golden Space Needle | Best Director | Maciej Pieprzyca | First Runner-up |
| Seattle International Film Festival 2014 | Golden Space Needle | Best Actor | Dawid Ogrodnik | Won |
| Golden Linden International Film Festival of New European Cinema 2014 | Golden Linden | Best Actor | Dawid Ogrodnik | Won |
| VOICES Film Festival 2014 | Audience Prize | | | Won |