
127 minutes
9/23/2013
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.

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)