Walesa: Man of Hope
2013How 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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Robert Więckiewicz
as Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska
as Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
as Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz
as Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska
as Nurse
Mirosław Baka
as Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński
as Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska
as Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz
Wojciech Błach
as Militiaman
Tomasz Budyta
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
as Halina
Andrzej Grabowski
Aleksander Skowroński
Ewa Bzdęga
Maria Ciunelis
as Mijak's Wife
Paweł Ciołkosz
Michał Czernecki
Marek Czetwertyński
as Journalist
Arkadiusz Detmer
as Writer
Ireneusz Dydliński
as Jerzy Kołodziejski
Henryk Gołębiewski
Anna Gryszkówna
as Alina Pieńkowska
Mirosław Haniszewski
Marcin Hycnar
as Rysiek
Mateusz Janicki
as LWP Major
Arkadiusz Janiczek
as LWP Captain
Piotr Jankowski
Wojciech Kalarus
Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel
Maciej Konopiński
Andrzej Konopka
Łukasz Konopka
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
as Krzysiek
Cezary Kosiński
as Majchrzak
Bogusław Kudłek
as Bogdan Borusewicz
Ewa Kuryło
as Anna Walentynowicz
Wojciech Leonowicz
Piotr Łukawski
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Grzegorz Małecki
Maciej Marczewski
Jakub Mazurek
Michał Meyer
as Jerzy Borowczak
Olga Miłaszewska
as Seller
Jerzy Nasierowski
as Mijak's Grandfather
Mateusz Nędza
Giovanni Pampiglione
as Oriana Fellaci's Translator
Józef Pawłowski
as Student
Łukasz Pellowski
as Baker Pellowski
Marcin Perchuć
Piotr Probosz
Grzegorz Przybył
Maciej Robakiewicz
as Journalist
Wojciech Rotowski
as Boy
Tomasz Schuchardt
as Journalist
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Magdalena Smalara
as Militiawoman
Wojciech Solarz
Maciej Stuhr
as Priest
Artur Święs
as Miner
Jakub Świderski
as Ludwik Prądzyński
Paweł Tomaszewski
Dorota Wellman
as Henryka Krzywonos
Piotr Witkowski
Adam Woronowicz
as Tadeusz Fiszbach
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
as Krysia
Zbigniew Zamachowski
as Nawiślak
Dawid Zawadzki
as MO Captain
Oliwia Gadomska
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Marcel Głogowski
as Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)
Szymon Gutowski
as Wałęsas' Son
Kamil Jaworski
as Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)
Marta Kabała
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Kamil Kieroński
as Wałęsas' Son
Ignacy Klim
as Wałęsas' Son
Wiktor Lament
as Wałęsas' Son
Natalia Lea Libudzic
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Wiktor Malinowski
as Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)
Amelia Martinelilis
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Najmark
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Natan Olczak
as Wałęsas' Son
Patryk Paciorek
as Wałęsas' Son
Karol Pasek
as Wałęsas' Son
Michał Peciak
as Wałęsas' Son
Łucja Piwowarczyk
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Blanka Puzynowska
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Jan Rotowski
as Bogdan Wałęsa
Antonina Szafrańska
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Wacławska
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Żak
as Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Piwowarczyk
Jerzy Pietrusiński
as SB Officer
Piotr Nawrocki
Mariusz Krakowski
Andrzej Chyliński
Paweł Załęski
Ireneusz Stromski
Józef Pstrong
Krystyna Janda
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marian Opania
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
as Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)