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Wałesa: Man of Hope
Wałesa: Man of Hope

Wałesa: Man of Hope

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$5250588

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

23 September 2013

Country

Poland

Cast

Robert Więckiewicz

Robert Więckiewicz

Lech Wałęsa

Agnieszka Grochowska

Agnieszka Grochowska

Danuta Wałęsa

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Oriana Fallaci

Katarzyna Ankudowicz

Katarzyna Ankudowicz

Neighbor

Barbara Babilińska

Barbara Babilińska

Nurse

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Klemens Gniech

Waldemar Barwiński

Waldemar Barwiński

Bogdan Felski

Iwona Bielska

Iwona Bielska

Ilona

Przemysław Bluszcz

Przemysław Bluszcz

Wojciech Błach

Wojciech Błach

Militiaman

Tomasz Budyta

Tomasz Budyta

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak

Halina

Andrzej Grabowski

Andrzej Grabowski

Aleksander Skowroński

Aleksander Skowroński

Ewa Bzdęga

Ewa Bzdęga

Maria Ciunelis

Maria Ciunelis

Mijak's Wife

Paweł Ciołkosz

Paweł Ciołkosz

Michał Czernecki

Michał Czernecki

Marek Czetwertyński

Marek Czetwertyński

Journalist

Arkadiusz Detmer

Arkadiusz Detmer

Writer

Ireneusz Dydliński

Ireneusz Dydliński

Jerzy Kołodziejski

Henryk Gołębiewski

Henryk Gołębiewski

Anna Gryszkówna

Anna Gryszkówna

Alina Pieńkowska

Mirosław Haniszewski

Mirosław Haniszewski

Marcin Hycnar

Marcin Hycnar

Rysiek

Mateusz Janicki

Mateusz Janicki

LWP Major

Arkadiusz Janiczek

Arkadiusz Janiczek

LWP Captain

Piotr Jankowski

Piotr Jankowski

Wojciech Kalarus

Wojciech Kalarus

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel

Maciej Konopiński

Maciej Konopiński

Andrzej Konopka

Andrzej Konopka

Łukasz Konopka

Łukasz Konopka

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

Mateusz Kościukiewicz

Krzysiek

Cezary Kosiński

Cezary Kosiński

Majchrzak

Bogusław Kudłek

Bogusław Kudłek

Bogdan Borusewicz

Ewa Kuryło

Ewa Kuryło

Anna Walentynowicz

Wojciech Leonowicz

Wojciech Leonowicz

Piotr Łukawski

Piotr Łukawski

Cezary Łukaszewicz

Cezary Łukaszewicz

Grzegorz Małecki

Grzegorz Małecki

Maciej Marczewski

Maciej Marczewski

Jakub Mazurek

Jakub Mazurek

Michał Meyer

Michał Meyer

Jerzy Borowczak

Olga Miłaszewska

Olga Miłaszewska

Seller

Jerzy Nasierowski

Jerzy Nasierowski

Mijak's Grandfather

Mateusz Nędza

Mateusz Nędza

Giovanni Pampiglione

Giovanni Pampiglione

Oriana Fellaci's Translator

Józef Pawłowski

Józef Pawłowski

Student

Łukasz Pellowski

Łukasz Pellowski

Baker Pellowski

Marcin Perchuć

Marcin Perchuć

Piotr Probosz

Piotr Probosz

Grzegorz Przybył

Grzegorz Przybył

Maciej Robakiewicz

Maciej Robakiewicz

Journalist

Wojciech Rotowski

Wojciech Rotowski

Boy

Tomasz Schuchardt

Tomasz Schuchardt

Journalist

Krzysztof Skonieczny

Krzysztof Skonieczny

Magdalena Smalara

Magdalena Smalara

Militiawoman

Wojciech Solarz

Wojciech Solarz

Maciej Stuhr

Maciej Stuhr

Priest

Artur Święs

Artur Święs

Miner

Jakub Świderski

Jakub Świderski

Ludwik Prądzyński

Paweł Tomaszewski

Paweł Tomaszewski

Dorota Wellman

Dorota Wellman

Henryka Krzywonos

Piotr Witkowski

Piotr Witkowski

Adam Woronowicz

Adam Woronowicz

Tadeusz Fiszbach

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Krysia

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Nawiślak

Dawid Zawadzki

Dawid Zawadzki

MO Captain

Oliwia Gadomska

Oliwia Gadomska

Wałęsas' Daughter

Marcel Głogowski

Marcel Głogowski

Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)

Szymon Gutowski

Szymon Gutowski

Wałęsas' Son

Kamil Jaworski

Kamil Jaworski

Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)

Marta Kabała

Marta Kabała

Wałęsas' Daughter

Kamil Kieroński

Kamil Kieroński

Wałęsas' Son

Ignacy Klim

Ignacy Klim

Wałęsas' Son

Wiktor Lament

Wiktor Lament

Wałęsas' Son

Natalia Lea Libudzic

Natalia Lea Libudzic

Wałęsas' Daughter

Wiktor Malinowski

Wiktor Malinowski

Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)

Amelia Martinelilis

Amelia Martinelilis

Wałęsas' Daughter

Julia Najmark

Julia Najmark

Wałęsas' Daughter

Natan Olczak

Natan Olczak

Wałęsas' Son

Patryk Paciorek

Patryk Paciorek

Wałęsas' Son

Karol Pasek

Karol Pasek

Wałęsas' Son

Michał Peciak

Michał Peciak

Wałęsas' Son

Łucja Piwowarczyk

Łucja Piwowarczyk

Wałęsas' Daughter

Blanka Puzynowska

Blanka Puzynowska

Wałęsas' Daughter

Jan Rotowski

Jan Rotowski

Bogdan Wałęsa

Antonina Szafrańska

Antonina Szafrańska

Wałęsas' Daughter

Julia Wacławska

Julia Wacławska

Wałęsas' Daughter

Julia Żak

Julia Żak

Wałęsas' Daughter

Julia Piwowarczyk

Julia Piwowarczyk

Jerzy Pietrusiński

Jerzy Pietrusiński

SB Officer

Piotr Nawrocki

Piotr Nawrocki

Mariusz Krakowski

Mariusz Krakowski

Andrzej Chyliński

Andrzej Chyliński

Paweł Załęski

Paweł Załęski

Ireneusz Stromski

Ireneusz Stromski

Józef Pstrong

Józef Pstrong

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marian Opania

Marian Opania

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)

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