The Decalogue
Disc 2

IV. "Honor thy father and thy mother."

A young woman discovers a sealed envelope in her father's room that is marked "not to be opened before my death." Inside is a letter from her deceased mother, which reveals that Michal, is not, in fact, her biological father. A complicated new relationship emerges as the two struggle with this revelation.

Cast: Adrianna Biedrynsla, Janusz Gajos
Run Time: 56 Minutes


V. "Thou shalt not kill."

A psychotic youth randomly and brutally murders a taxi-driver. Arrested, he is given a young lawyer to defen him. Jacek is put on trial, found guilty and executed by hanging. Is an eye for an eye just, and does the legal system, in the name of the people and sanctioned by the government, have the right to kill?

Cast: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz
Run Time: 57 Minutes


VI. "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

Tomek, a young post office worker, is obsessed with Magda, the promiscuous woman who lives in the apartment complex opposite his building. He spies on her through a telescope and takes a job as a milkman simply to hear her ask "who is it?" through the door. Obsession turns to love, and a meeting proves dangerous and pivotal for both.

Cast: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko
Run Time: 58 Minutes


Directed by Krysztof Kieslowski
*****Polish with English subtitles*****