Poland's historic roundtable talks between the banned Solidarity trade union and the ruling Communist Party took place in the spring of 1989.

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It depicts a child's-eye view of shortages, strikes and martial law that cracked down on the Solidarity trade union.

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Likewise with Lech Walesa and his Solidarity trade union in Eastern Europe.

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Walesa, the shipyard worker who went on to inspire the Solidarity trade union in Poland, was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 1983.

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