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Strike

2007 · 1h 44m · N/A Drama
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

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A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland's Solidarity union.

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87%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Te movie picks up in the final act as Agnieszka's political activities begin to eclipse her personal drama, culminating in the historic 1980 strike that would lead to the creation of free labor unions in Poland.

Joshua Land, Time Out New York
Fresh

An inspiring tale of a small woman who stands tall in the face of injustice.

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

It's all a lot closer to melodrama than drama, but Thalbach is a dynamo.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh

Rough-hewn and modest, stirring but rarely grandiose. This seems fitting, since part of what made Solidarity so inspiring was its gritty, determined refusal of ideological grandstanding or political melodrama.

A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh

The script plays fast and loose with the facts and adds soap-operaish touches, but [Katharina] Thalbach is a feisty delight. Strike is no Tin Drum, but her performance makes the melodrama worthwhile.

V.A. Musetto, New York Post

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