Walesa. Man of Hope (2013)

Original title

Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei

Directed by

Andrzej Wajda

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

11

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Lech Walesa, the Polish electrician turned labor activist. It shows his rise as a leader of the Solidarity movement and his struggle against the communist government in the 1970s and 1980s.

inspirationalearnestbiographicalhistoricalgroundedreflectivedetermined

What happens

Wałęsa: Man of Hope (Polish: Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei [vaˈwɛ̃sa ˈt͡ʂwɔvjɛɡ z naˈd͡ʑɛ.i]) is a 2013 Polish biopic film directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa. Wajda stated at Kraków's Off Plus Camera Film Festival in April 2012 that he foresaw trouble following the film's release. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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