directed by Marta Dzido and Piotr Sliwowski, documentary, 113 min, eng subtitles
written by Marta Dzido
They were young, beautiful and they had the best years of their lives ahead of them. But instead of settling down they chose to rebel against the communist system. In return, their enemies tried to destroy their marriages, threatening to place their children in orphanages, but they did not change their behaviour. In August 1980, when workers, happy with having been given a raise ended the strike and wanted to leave the Gdañsk Shipyard, the women closed the gates and thus began the real strike. What kept them going was a belief that the revolution was meaningful, a hope for change with a feeling of real solidarity. This is the real story about brave Polish heroines, whose wisdom and determination helped to change the political reality in Poland. The link between the two generations is the director - Marta Dzido. Born in 1981, the symbolic daughter of the Solidarity movement, she made an attempt to find and reinstate those women who had been written out of recent Polish history.
Followed by a debate with directors and special guests - see details here.
Awards:
New York Polish Film Festival 2015 (Best Documentary)