Cinematic background from Man of Iron 1981 - In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

Man of Iron

1981

Drama, History

Directors:
Andrzej Wajda
Writers:
Aleksander Scibor-Rylski
Official poster of Man of Iron 1981 directed by Andrzej Wajda