MAN OF IRON

In Andrzej Wajda’s masterwork, a radio journalist in the pay of the security services travels to Danzig to report on Maciek Tomczyk as the leader of striking trade unionists at Lenin Wharf. Narrated in flashbacks, the recollections of Tomczyk’s comrades paint the picture of a rebel and show how Solidarność picked up steam. Closely entwined with the political events unfolding at the time, the unusually topical film includes a subplot that lays the foundations of a monument to Lech Wałęsa, the man who gave Solidarność a face.