• : 1989
  • : 10
  • : 12
  • TVP1
  • Drama Mini-series

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1x1
Dekalog: One
Episode overview
10, 1989
“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 beloved home computer, while Pawel’s aunt worries that .. show full overview
1x2
Dekalog: Two
Episode overview
11, 1990
“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. Her husband is gravely ill and may die, and she is .. show full overview
1x3
Dekalog: Three
Episode overview
18, 1990
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Janusz is a taxi driver. It’s Christmas Eve, and he honours the (Polish) traditions for this (holy) day: he gives presents to the members of .. show full overview
1x4
Dekalog: Four
Episode overview
25, 1990
“Honour thy father and thy mother.” Young Anka and her father have lived together since her mother’s death, and have always been more like close friends than father and daughter. One .. show full overview
1x5
Dekalog: Five
Episode overview
01, 1990
“Thou shalt not kill.” A shorter, slightly less graphic version of “A Short Film About Killing,” but the plot is essentially the same: murder followed by execution, two killings, one illegal, one legal, both hideous.
1x6
Dekalog: Six
Episode overview
08, 1990
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” A shorter, scaled-down version of “A Short Film About Love,” with a less complex plot and a different ending—though the basic narrative about the .. show full overview
1x7
Dekalog: Seven
Episode overview
15, 1990
“Thou shalt not steal.” But in this case the “theft” is of a child by her real mother, who then finds herself emotionally unable to cope with the responsibility, while the stable and loving family that brought the child up are distraught.
1x8
Dekalog: Eight
Episode overview
22, 1990
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” A Polish-American researcher visits Warsaw and attends a lecture about ethics. Afterwards, she approaches Zofia, the lecturer, .. show full overview
1x9
Dekalog: Nine
Episode overview
29, 1990
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife.” Roman, after discovering his impotence, urges his wife Hanka to take a lover. She reluctantly complies, and Roman, despite his earlier words, .. show full overview
1x10
Dekalog: Ten
Episode overview
06, 1990
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.” Especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothers who inherit their father’s valuable stamp collection and end up paying rather more than they bargained for…

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