PL - Walesa- Man of Hope

COUNTRY:                       Poland 

TITLE:                             Walesa. Man of Hope.

GENRE:                           Drama  

DIRECTOR:                      Andrzej Wajda

PRODUCER:                    Michal Kwiecinski, Akson Studio

DURATION:                     127 min.

LOCATION:                      Abuja

STARRING:                  Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska

RELEASE DATE:            4 October 2013

SYNOPSIS:

Oscar- winning Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda delivers a biopic tribute to Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity movement, which sparked off the 1989 anti-communist revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe and led to the collapse of the Iron Curtain.With a great performance by Robert Wieckiewicz, the film portrays the incredible rise of Walesa, from shipyard electrician to one of the 20^th century’s most iconic figures. Going into private, even intimate spheres of Lech Walesa’s life, Wajda attempts to capture the phenomenon of this incredible metamorphosis.From a historical perspective, the film documents political and social transformations beyond anyone’s imagination at the time. It also resonates strongly with events taking place today across the world. Lech Walesa himself summed it up best: “Now others jump fences and tear down the walls. They do it because freedom is a human right”.