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Decalogue I (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 53 mins · Polish
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- Directed by
- Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Starring
- Henryk Baranowski, Maja Komorowska, Artur Barciś, Maria Gładkowska, Wojciech Klata, Aleksandra Kisielewska
The command “I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other god but me” frames the story of Krzysztof, a semantics professor and amateur computer enthusiast, who raises his son Paweł to seek scientific explanations, while his sister‑in‑law Irena, Paweł’s aunt, lives guided by deep religious faith. Over a single day their worlds collide, forcing both adults to confront and reassess the foundations of their beliefs.
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