Walesa: Man of Hope

2013

Polish

6.5

♡ 3

Andrzej Wajda Director

Mateusz Nedza as Cameraman

Robert Wieckiewicz as Lech Walesa

Cezary Kosinski as Majchrzak

Piotr Witkowski as Shipyard worker at the gate

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.