Walesa. Man Of Hope
Filmfest 2014
(WAŁESA. CZŁOWIEK Z NADZIEI)
Poland 2013
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: English, Italian, Polish)
German Premiere
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Section: Spotlight
The story of a contemporary hero – Lech Wałęsa. The movie begins with Oriana Fallaci appearing at the Wałęsas' flat in an apartment block to interview the future Nobel Prize winner... Fallaci poses questions no one else ever wanted or dared to ask the legendary leader of the 'Solidarity' movement. By doing so, she unveils the truth of a man gifted with charisma and amazing political intuition. The actual biographical story begins in 1970. Soon after the Communist authorities have bloodily suppressed the workers' protests, Wałęsa is forced to sign an obligation to collaborate with the Security Services. The following scenes showing his path to political maturity are interwoven with the Wałęsas' family life. ... The film, just as Lech Wałęsa's life, is full of contrasts... Is Lech making the right choices? What is the price he has to pay?
Cast: Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Cezary Kosinski
Credits
Screenplay: Janusz Glowacki
Director of Photography: Pawel Edelman
Film Editor: Milenia Fiedler, Grazyna Gradon
Composer: Pawel Mykietyn
Production Designer: Magdalena Dipont
Costume Design: Magdalena Biedrzycka
Sound: Jacek Hamela
Producer: Michal Kwiecinski
Co-Producer: Juliusz Braun, Dominik Lesage
Production Company: AKSON STUDIO
World Sales: Films Boutique GmbH
Director: Andrzej Wajda
