Decalogue I
8.5
“I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other God but me.”
Krzysztof, a semantics professor and computer hobbyist, is raising his young son, Paweł, to look to science for answers, while Irena, Paweł’s aunt, lives a life rooted in faith. Over the course of one day, both adults are forced to question their belief systems.
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Part of The Decalogue
10 films
Cast
15 people
Henryk Baranowski
Krzysztof
Known for
Dekalog
Rosa Luxemburg
Wojciech Klata
Paweł
Known for
Boys Don't Cry
Dekalog
Maja Komorowska
Irena
Known for
Katyn
Dekalog
Artur Barciś
Man in the Sheepskin
Known for
Detective Forst
A Short Film About Love
Agnieszka Brustman
Chess Player
Maciej Borniński
Jacek's Father
Also in
Clouds of War
Kuchnia polska
Magdalena Mikołajczak
Journalist
Known for
Dekalog
Maria Gładkowska
English Teacher
Known for
Testosteron
Smolensk
Anna Smal-Romanska
Known for
Dekalog
Ewa Kania
Ewa Jezierska
Known for
The Debt
Maciej Sławiński
School Director
Also in
Officer
Dom
Aleksandra Kisielewska
Jacek's Mother
Known for
Camera Buff
Coyote's Morning
Krzysztof Kieślowski Director · Krzysztof Piesiewicz Screenplay Zbigniew Preisner Composer
Budget $10K · First release May 16, 1989 · Produced in Germany, Poland
Box office
Budget
$10,000
Production
Sender Freies Berlin
Production
Telewizja Polska
Production
Studio Filmowe Tor
Production
Germany · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Dekalog, jeden
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
France · May 16, 1989
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
September 6, 1989 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Poland
December 10, 1989 · TV
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