Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- Paweł MykietynOriginal Music Composer
- Janusz GłowackiScreenplay
Cast
- Robert WięckiewiczLech Wałęsa
- Agnieszka GrochowskaDanuta Wałęsa
- Maria Rosaria OmaggioOriana Fallaci
- Katarzyna AnkudowiczNeighbor
- Barbara BabilińskaNurse
- Mirosław BakaKlemens Gniech
- Waldemar BarwińskiBogdan Felski
- Iwona BielskaIlona
- Przemysław BluszczCast
- Wojciech BłachMilitiaman
- Tomasz BudytaCast
- Ewa Konstancja BułhakHalina