(STRAJK—DIE HELDIN VON DANZIG, Volker Schlöndorff, Germany/Poland 2006, 104 min., Polish/subtitles)

The latest film from the director of The Tin Drum tells the true story of an ordinary woman who helped spark a revolution in Poland. Shipyard welder Agnieszka (Katharina Thalbach), concerned about dangerous working conditions, speaks up to no avail. After an accident kills several employees, and their families are denied pension benefits, she steps up her activities, becoming a powerful adviser to Lech Walesa, and laying the foundation for the Solidarity movement.