Wałesa: Man of Hope

Name: Wałesa: Man of Hope
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2013-09-23
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 5.726
Cast: Robert Więckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Katarzyna Ankudowicz, Barbara Babilińska

September 23, 2013
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda

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.