

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.
Corinna Waldbauer
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadStanisław 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)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ania Szczepańska's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”