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.
as Lech Wałęsa
as Danuta Wałęsa
as Oriana Fallaci
as Neighbor
as Nurse
as Klemens Gniech
as Bogdan Felski
as Ilona
as Militiaman
as Halina
as Mijak's Wife
as Journalist
as Writer
as Jerzy Kołodziejski
as Alina Pieńkowska
as Rysiek
as LWP Major
as LWP Captain
as Krzysiek
as Majchrzak
as Bogdan Borusewicz
as Anna Walentynowicz
as Jerzy Borowczak
as Seller
as Mijak's Grandfather
as Oriana Fellaci's Translator
as Student
as Baker Pellowski
as Journalist
as Boy
as Journalist
as Militiawoman
as Priest
as Miner
as Ludwik Prądzyński
as Henryka Krzywonos
as Tadeusz Fiszbach
as Krysia
as Nawiślak
as MO Captain
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)
as Wałęsas' Son
as Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Son
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Bogdan Wałęsa
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as Wałęsas' Daughter
as SB Officer
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)
