Life Feels Good was well liked, achieving the highest appreciation score so far this season: 93.87 per cent. Attendance was 293. There was much praise for actors Dawid Ogrodnik and Kamil Tkacz as Mateusz.
Some comments:
- “A great film for raising awareness for those living with disabilities. Everyone should see it!”
- “One of the 10 most enjoyable films I have ever seen.”
- “Superb – best yet!”
- “Disturbingly powerful film. Unbelievably brilliant acting by lead. Are Polish hospitals/institutions really this good?”
- “A brave film with a powerful message. (However, even student nurses do not try to feed patients lying FLAT!)”
- “Acting superb. Film dealt with subject sympathetically without patronising the mentally challenged. Attitudes have changed a bit.”
- “Stunning film. Don’t make too many assumptions about disability; you’re likely to be wrong!”
- “Everyone deserves respect and love.”
- “Inspirational. Gratifying to be reminded of the importance of human rights, and compassionate.”
- “Superbly acted. A true, close study of the human condition. Impressively realistic depiction.”
- “Such an important message to all able-bodied people.”
- “Brilliant acting. Makes you realise you should never take people at face value.”
- “Challenging and inspiring. A very good choice! It added to the experience that it was not a documentary yet based on a real person.”
- “Great film – wonderful balance of poignancy with comedy.”
- “Extraordinary film; clever, funny, thought-provoking.”
- “Very moving.”
- “Deeply affecting film.”
- “Surprisingly uplifting.”
- “Some parents are wizards. Some experts are idiots. Where there’s love, life can be good.”
- “Disturbing. So pleased I am able to communicate easily.”
- “I didn’t believe it took 26 years.”
- “If only it always turned out that well.”
- “Was just too traumatic to comment.”
- “Challenging, but worthwhile and thought-provoking.”
- “Perhaps more original in Poland than here.”