17 Mar 2006
Volver
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.
Walesa: Man of Hope
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.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Więckiewicz Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska Nurse
Mirosław Baka Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz 
Wojciech Błach Militiaman
Tomasz Budyta 
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak Halina
Andrzej Grabowski Aleksander Skowroński Ewa Bzdęga 
Maria Ciunelis Mijak's Wife
Paweł Ciołkosz 
Michał Czernecki Marek Czetwertyński Journalist
Arkadiusz Detmer Writer
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