
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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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 as

Wojciech Błach as Militiaman

Tomasz Budyta as

Ewa Konstancja Bułhak as Halina

Andrzej Grabowski as

Aleksander Skowroński as

Ewa Bzdęga as

Maria Ciunelis as Mijak's Wife

Paweł Ciołkosz as

Michał Czernecki as

Marek Czetwertyński as Journalist

Arkadiusz Detmer as Writer

Ireneusz Dydliński as Jerzy Kołodziejski

Henryk Gołębiewski as

Anna Gryszkówna as Alina Pieńkowska

Mirosław Haniszewski as

Marcin Hycnar as Rysiek

Mateusz Janicki as LWP Major

Arkadiusz Janiczek as LWP Captain

Piotr Jankowski as

Wojciech Kalarus as

Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel as

Maciej Konopiński as

Andrzej Konopka as

Łukasz Konopka as

Mateusz Kościukiewicz as Krzysiek

Cezary Kosiński as Majchrzak

Bogusław Kudłek as Bogdan Borusewicz

Ewa Kuryło as Anna Walentynowicz

Wojciech Leonowicz as

Piotr Łukawski as

Cezary Łukaszewicz as

Grzegorz Małecki as

Maciej Marczewski as

Jakub Mazurek as

Michał Meyer as Jerzy Borowczak

Olga Miłaszewska as Seller

Jerzy Nasierowski as Mijak's Grandfather

Mateusz Nędza as

Giovanni Pampiglione as Oriana Fellaci's Translator

Józef Pawłowski as Student

Łukasz Pellowski as Baker Pellowski

Marcin Perchuć as

Piotr Probosz as

Grzegorz Przybył as

Maciej Robakiewicz as Journalist

Wojciech Rotowski as Boy

Tomasz Schuchardt as Journalist

Krzysztof Skonieczny as

Magdalena Smalara as Militiawoman

Wojciech Solarz as

Maciej Stuhr as Priest

Artur Święs as Miner

Jakub Świderski as Ludwik Prądzyński

Paweł Tomaszewski as

Dorota Wellman as Henryka Krzywonos

Piotr Witkowski as

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 as

Jerzy Pietrusiński as SB Officer

Piotr Nawrocki as

Mariusz Krakowski as

Andrzej Chyliński as

Paweł Załęski as

Ireneusz Stromski as

Józef Pstrong as

Krystyna Janda as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marian Opania as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)
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