Summaries

Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.

This is a series of ten shorts created for Polish Television, with plots loosely based upon the Ten Commandments, directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Two of these, Dekalog 5 and 6, are shorter cuts from the feature-length films--Krotki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing) and Krotki film o milosci (A Short Film About Love), respectively. They deal with the emotional turmoil suffered by humanity, when instinctual acts and societal morality conflict.—Tad Dibbern <[email protected]>

Written and directed by famed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, a mini-series of ten short films, each based on one of the Ten Commandments. Set in Warsaw, we meet everyday people and their (largely) everyday problems, resulting in a moral lesson.—grantss

Details

Keywords
  • tv mini series
  • morality
  • cuckolded husband
  • ten commandments
  • old testament
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 9, 1989
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin West Germany Poland
Language Polish
Filming locations Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies Telewizja Polska (TVP) Zespol Filmowy "Tor" Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)

Box office

Gross US & Canada $762214
Opening weekend US & Canada $18532
Gross worldwide $762214

Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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