Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe (2019)
Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain. The long and hard battle to bring down communist dictatorship has begun.
Director: Ania Szczepańska
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Runtime: 52 min
Release Date: October 1, 2019
Cast
- Corinna Waldbauer - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Stanisław Ciosek - Self - Politician
- Barbara Labuda - Self - Politician
- Agnieszka Holland - Self - Filmmaker
- Jacek Petrycki - Self - Cameraman
- Michał Bukojemski - Self - Cameraman
- Basil Kerski - Self - Journalist
- Tadeusz Mazowiecki - Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Pope John Paul II - Self (archive footage)
- Anna Walentynowicz - Self - Political Activist (archive footage)
Screenplay
Music: Laurent Eyquem, Roman Carsten Keller
Cinematography: Nicolás Villegas
Editing: Jeannette-Maria Giza
Production: LOOKSfilm, NDR, ARTE
Country: Germany
Language: English, Français, Deutsch, Polski
Original Language: de
Themes
Human Rights Violations and Effort for Justice, Child Labor and Shame of Exploitation
Keywords
berlin wall, iron curtain, trade union, anti-communism, human rights, labor union, shipyard, communist propaganda, workers union, fight for justice, 1980s, political repression, warsaw, poland, state crimes, dictatorship aftermath
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe about?
- Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain. The long and hard battle to bring down communist dictatorship has begun.
- Who directed Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?
- Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe was directed by Ania Szczepańska.
- Who stars in Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?
- Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe stars Corinna Waldbauer, Stanisław Ciosek, Barbara Labuda, Agnieszka Holland, Jacek Petrycki, Michał Bukojemski.
- How long is Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?
- Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe has a runtime of 52m (52 minutes).
- What genre is Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?
- Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe is a Documentary, History, TV Movie film.
- Where was Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe produced?
- Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe was produced in Germany.
- What are the themes of Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?
- The themes of Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe include: Human Rights Violations and Effort for Justice, Child Labor and Shame of Exploitation.