''Gierek'' is a 2022 Polish

biographical film A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

directed by Michał Węgrzyn. It is based on the life of Edward Gierek, the First Secretary of the

Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Komitet Centralny Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej, KC PZPR) was the central ruling body of the Polish United Workers' Party, the dominant political party in the People's Republi ...

from 1970 to 1980, who in the movie is performed by Michał Koterski. The script was written by Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski, Michał Kalicki, Krzysztof Tyszowiecki and Rafał Woś. It was produced by Global Studio and distributed by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis. The production started on 27 July 2020. The film was set to premiere on 15 October 2021, but was eventually moved to 21 January 2022. It was filmed in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

, Ustroń, Dąbrowa Górnicza, and Zawiercie.

Plot

The film tells the history of Edward Gierek, from taking over the position of First Secretary in 1970 until his

internment Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simpl ...

in 1982. The plot mainly focuses on Gierek's attempts at reviving the Polish economy with foreign loans and the crisis that followed.

Cast

Source: * Michał Koterski – Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the

from 1970 to 1980 *

Małgorzata Kożuchowska Małgorzata Dorota Kożuchowska (born April 27, 1971) is a Polish actress and TV presenter. She is best known as Hanna Mostowiak in the very popular Polish television series, ''M jak miłość'', Ewa Szańska in the movies ''Kiler'' and ''Kiler-� ...

– Stanisława Gierek, wife of Gierek * Rafał Zawierucha – Piotr Jaroszewicz, Prime Minister of Poland from 1970 to 1980 * Jan Frycz – Stefan Wyszyński, Primate of Poland from 1948 to 1981 * Agnieszka Więdłocha – Marzena, secretary of Gierek *

Cezary Żak Cezary Żak (born on 22 August 1961 at Brzeg Dolny, Poland) is a Polish actor, known for his roles in the television series Miodowe lata (The Honeymooners), Ranczo (where he unusually played two lead roles) and ''Ludzie Chudego'' (Lean People). ...

– Leonid Brezhnev, leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982 * Nicole Bogdanowicz – secretary of Gierek *

Ewa Ziętek Ewa Ziętek (born 8 March 1953) is a Polish actress. She has made over 50 appearances in film and television. She starred in the 1978 comedy film '' What Will You Do When You Catch Me?''. References External links * 1953 births Actors fr ...

– Paulina, mother of Gierek *

Natalia Lesz Natalia Lesz (born 27 July 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish actress and a pop singer and songwriter. Background Lesz is a graduate of the renowned acting department at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (NYU). While in New York ...

– singer Stella * Sebastian Stankiewicz – Maślak, based on

Stanisław Kania Stanisław Kania (; 8 March 1927 – 3 March 2020) was a Polish communist politician. Life and career Kania joined the Polish Workers' Party in April 1945 when the Germans were driven out by the Red Army and Polish Communists began to take contr ...

* Antoni Pawlicki – general Roztocki, based on general Wojciech Jaruzelski * Dominika Gwit – secretary *

Maciej Zakościelny Maciej Gracjan Zakościelny (born 7 May 1980, Stalowa Wola) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor. Life and career He was born on 7 May 1980 in Stalowa Wola. In 2004, he began his studies at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy ...

– scientist-general, based on Sylwester Kaliski * Klaudia Halejcio – secretary Ryba * Mikołaj Roznerski – shipyard worker * Krzysztof Tyniec – KGB general, based on Yuri Anropov * Piotr Witkowski – banker * Philippe Tłokiński – Pierre Lavale, banker * Damian Bajorek – Wasiak, assistant of Gierek * Kamil Bajorek – SB officer Jeziorak * Jakub Józefowicz -

ZSMP The Polish Socialist Youth Union ( pl, Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej, ZSMP) is an old youth group based in Warsaw. Founded in 1976 under the Communism in Poland, communist rule, the ZSMP is a former member of the World Federation o ...

member Aleksander, * Konrad Marszałek – Czesiek, adjutant

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 12805704
''Gierek''
in FilmPolski.pl (

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