Walesa: Man of Hope

Walesa: Man of Hope

127 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2013

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.

Walesa: Man of Hope

127 mins | Drama | Sept. 23, 2013

Walesa: Man of Hope
How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Canal+ Polska, TVP, Akson Studio
Original title Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei
Directors Andrzej Wajda
Writers Janusz Głowacki

Cast

Robert Więckiewicz

as Lech Walesa

Agnieszka Grochowska

as Danuta Walesa

Iwona Bielska

as Ilona

Zbigniew Zamachowski

as Nawislak

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

as Oriana Fallaci

Ewa Kolasińska

as Pracownica stoczni

Mirosław Baka

as Klemens Gniech, dyrektor stoczni