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  • 2007
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2007
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 44 m
Strike

Summary Strike is based on the true story of a remarkable and little known figure who was integral in beginning the Solidarity movement and setting Poland on the course to democracy. It is a touching tribute to a true overlooked hero, a woman who undergoes an important awakening – the realization of an ordinary person who simply looks around her...

Directed By: Volker Schlöndorff

Written By: Maciej Karpinski, Sylke Rene Meyer, Andreas Pflüger

  • 2007
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2007
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 44 m

Strike

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Strike is based on the true story of a remarkable and little known figure who was integral in beginning the Solidarity movement and setting Poland on the course to democracy. It is a touching tribute to a true overlooked hero, a woman who undergoes an important awakening – the realization of an ordinary person who simply looks around her...

Directed By: Volker Schlöndorff

Written By: Maciej Karpinski, Sylke Rene Meyer, Andreas Pflüger

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80
Despite the grim Cold War environment, Schlöndorff blends, mostly successfully, goofiness and melodrama into the overall social realist tone.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
80
Schlöndorff calls the film "a ballad inspired by true events," and its occasional bouts of clumsiness and sentimentality are inseparable from its power.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
75
The dubbing from German to Polish is off-putting, but it is Schlondorff's best film since his classic "The Tin Drum."
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
75
Thalbach's passionate performance is the film's center, but she's aided by a strong supporting cast, Jarre's propulsive score and the gritty locations: It was shot at the very shipyard where real-life history was made.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
70
If Thalbach's fiery performance is the heart of Strike, her costar is the vast and impressive Gdansk shipyard itself.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
67
It's all a lot closer to melodrama than drama, but Thalbach is a dynamo.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
63
The script plays fast and loose with the facts and adds soap-operaish touches, but Thalbach is a feisty delight.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company ARTE, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Mediopolis Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Paisa Films, Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen
Release Date Jun 15, 2007
Duration 1 h 44 m
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Awards

Bavarian Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Polish Film Awards
• 1 Nomination

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