STRIKE with Katharina Thalbach: DVD Cover

    STRIKE
    a.k.a. Strajk - Die Heldin von Danzig Director: Volker Schlöndorff Cast: Katharina Thalbach, Dominique Horwitz, Andrzej Chyra, Andrzej Grabowski

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/25/2007
    • Original Release: 2006
    • Sales Rank: 47,411

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    Disc #1 -- Strike
    1. Activist of the Year [12:18]
    2. Kazimierz [9:47]
    3. A Bad Day [7:12]
    4. Wedding President [5:10]
    5. A Miracle [5:04]
    6. Human Error [6:17]
    7. Union Decision [6:25]
    8. Krystian [7:06]
    9. December, 1970 [8:49]
    10. First Meeting [4:36]
    11. A New Face [7:32]
    12. Dismissed [7:02]
    13. Strike [5:34]
    14. Solidarity [10:07]
    15. Epilogue/End Credits [4:52]

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    An ordinary working woman helps to spark a revolution in this historical drama inspired by a true story. Agnieszka Kowalska (Katharina Thalbach) has been working as a welder in the shipyards of Gdansk, Poland, since 1950, struggling to support her son since divorcing her husband. Working conditions at the shipyard have always been difficult and dangerous, and in 1961 Agnieszka begins speaking out, confronting her bosses about the rights of the workers; her fellow employees are at once grateful to her and worried about what might happen if she rocks the boat too hard. Agnieszka's personal life takes a turn for the better when she meets and marries Kazimierz Walczak (Dominique Horwitz), a kind man who moves into her neighborhood. However, after a serious accident at the shipyard claims the lives of several employees and their families are denied pension benefits, Agnieszka takes the bosses to task and begins organizing a union to protect the rights of the workers, an effort that slowly evolves into Poland's rebellious Solidarity movement. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Strike (aka Strajk -- Die Heldin von Danzig) was based on the true story of Polish labor advocate Anna Walentynowicz, though Walentynowicz has publicly criticized the film for certain historical inaccuracies. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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