Walesa. Man of Hope
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Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa
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| Directed by | Andrzej Wajda |
| Produced by | Michał Kwieciński |
| Screenplay by | Janusz Głowacki |
| Story by | Janusz Głowacki |
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Robert Więckiewicz Agnieszka Grochowska |
| Music by | Paweł Mykietyn |
| Cinematography | Paweł Edelman |
| Edited by | Milenia Fiedler |
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Akson Studio
Canal + |
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| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Budget | 3.5 million € |
Walesa. Man of Hope (Polish: Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei) (Polish pronunciation: [vaˈwɛ̃sa tʂwɔˈvʲɛk s naˈdʑɛj]) is a 2013 biopic 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.
Wałęsa, an electrician at the Gdańsk Shipyards, participated in local demonstrations during the 1970s. Following the bloody aftermath, which remains with Wałęsa, he concentrates on his day-to-day duties. Ten years later, a new uprising occurs and he becomes an unexpected and charismatic leader of Polish dockworkers.
Wałęsa's leadership role signified the beginning of a new movement that successfully overcame the communist regime of the period, and Wałęsa is pushed into representing the majority of Poland's population. The Soviet Union, previously regarded as too powerful to confront, eventually grants the movement a degree of acceptance. The Polish example of solidarity then caused a domino effect throughout Eastern Europe: people in Eastern Germany followed the Polish example, starting demonstrations for freedom that achieved the German reunification peacefully. The Soviet Union then dissolved alongside Yugoslavia.
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