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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