Wałesa: Man of Hope (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.
- Released
- 2013-09-23
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrzej Wajda, Janusz Głowacki
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 87 votes
Cast
- Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa
- Agnieszka Grochowska as Danuta Wałęsa
- Maria Rosaria Omaggio as Oriana Fallaci
- Katarzyna Ankudowicz as Neighbor
- Barbara Babilińska as Nurse
- Mirosław Baka as Klemens Gniech
- Waldemar Barwiński as Bogdan Felski
- Iwona Bielska as Ilona
- Przemysław Bluszcz
- Wojciech Błach as Militiaman
- Tomasz Budyta
- Ewa Konstancja Bułhak as Halina