On January 13, 2019, a charity event in the Polish city of Gdańsk turned into a national tragedy. In front of thousands of people, long-serving mayor Paweł Adamowicz was attacked on stage and died the following day from his injuries. This documentary episode follows Adamowicz’s path from the Solidarity movement of the 1980s to more than 20 years as mayor of one of Poland’s most historically significant cities. It examines the political climate leading up to the attack, the background of attacker Stefan Wilmont, and the legal proceedings that followed. The episode also explores the broader question left after the murder: the relationship between political rhetoric, social polarization, and individual acts of violence. A documentary account about democracy, public responsibility, and the risks of political leadership in modern Europe.

This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Erscheinungs­datum: 7.3.2026, 19:55:01