Dekalog (1989)

Dekalog: One
9.0

December 10, 1989 • 56m

“I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other God but me.” Ten-year-old Pawel and his father Krzysztof run their lives on their...Read more

Dekalog: Two
8.0

May 11, 1990 • 59m

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” An elderly doctor is approached by a woman with a complicated request....Read more

Dekalog: Three
6.8

May 18, 1990 • 58m

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Janusz is a taxi driver. It’s Christmas Eve, and he honours the (Polish) traditions f...Read more

Dekalog: Four
8.2

May 25, 1990 • 58m

“Honour thy father and thy mother.” Young Anka and her father have lived together since her mother’s death, and have always been m...Read more

Dekalog: Five
8.5

June 1, 1990 • 1h

“Thou shalt not kill.” A shorter, slightly less graphic version of “A Short Film About Killing,” but the plot is essentially the s...Read more

Dekalog: Six
8.8

June 8, 1990 • 1h 1m

“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” A shorter, scaled-down version of “A Short Film About Love,” with a less complex plot and a diff...Read more

Dekalog: Seven
8.0

June 15, 1990 • 58m

“Thou shalt not steal.” But in this case the “theft” is of a child by her real mother, who then finds herself emotionally unable t...Read more

Dekalog: Eight
7.0

June 22, 1990 • 57m

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” A Polish-American researcher visits Warsaw and attends a lecture about ...Read more

Dekalog: Nine
8.2

June 29, 1990 • 1h 1m

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife.” Roman, after discovering his impotence, urges his wife Hanka to take a lover. She rel...Read more

Dekalog: Ten
8.5

July 6, 1990 • 1h

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.” Especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothe...Read more