Michał Kalicki Krzysztof Nowak-Tyszowiecki Małgorzata Kożuchowska Jan Frycz Agnieszka Więdłocha Rafał Zawierucha Gierek is a 2022[1] Polish biographical film 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 from 1970 to 1980, who in the movie is performed by Michał Koterski.
[2] The script was written by Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski, Michał Kalicki, Krzysztof Tyszowiecki and Rafał Woś.
[4] The film tells the history of Edward Gierek, from taking over the position of First Secretary in 1970 until his internment in 1982.
The plot mainly focuses on Gierek's attempts at reviving the Polish economy with foreign loans and the crisis that followed.