Decalogue V
8.4
“Thou shalt not kill.”
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
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10 films
Cast
27 people
Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar
Known for
The Peasants
Squared Love
Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki
Known for
The Career of Nikos Dyzma
Dekalog
Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski
Known for
Dekalog
No End
Artur Barciś
Worker
Known for
Detective Forst
A Short Film About Love
Krystyna Janda
Dorota Geller
Known for
Man of Marble
Mephisto
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej Geller
Known for
Sexmission
A Short Film About Killing
Maciej Szary
Supervisor
Known for
Dekalog
The Debt
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Commission Chairman
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Blind Chance
Zbigniew Borek
Priest
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Dekalog
Władysław Byrdy
Executioner's Assistant
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Dekalog
Aleksander Bednarz
Executioner
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Day of the Wacko
Barbara Dziekan
Cinema Cashier
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
Three Colors: White
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, pięć
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
France · May 16, 1989
Physical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
September 6, 1989 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Poland
June 1, 1990 · TV
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