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.
- Year: 2013
- Country: Poland
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: Akson Studio, TVP, Canal+ Cyfrowy, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Telekomunikacja Polska
- Keyword: solidarity, revolution, biography, poland, nobel peace prize, labor union
- Director: Andrzej Wajda
- Cast: Robert Więckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Katarzyna Ankudowicz, Barbara Babilińska, Mirosław Baka