Walesa: Man of Hope

Walesa: Man of Hope
Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa
Directed byAndrzej Wajda
Screenplay byJanusz Głowacki
Story byJanusz Głowacki
Produced byMichał Kwieciński
Starring
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byMilenia Fiedler
Music byPaweł Mykietyn
Production
companies
Akson Studio
Canal +
Release dates
  • 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05) (Venice)
  • 8 October 2013 (2013-10-08) (Poland)
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Budget3.5 million €
Box office$ 5 250 588

Walesa: Man of Hope (Polish: Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei [vaˈwɛ̃sa ˈt͡ʂwɔvjɛɡ z naˈd͡ʑɛ.i]) is a 2013 Polish biopic film directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa. Wajda stated at Kraków's Off Plus Camera Film Festival in April 2012 that he foresaw trouble following the film's release. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.