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Decalogue IV (1988)

Decalogue IV poster
Original title
Dekalog, cztery
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Poland
Runtime
55 min
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 158 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman questions her relationship with her father after finding a letter from her late mother. The suspicion of not being his biological daughter slowly changes how they interact.

contemplativeintimateemotionally restrainedsubtlemelancholicunsettlingcerebralslow-burn

What happens

Dekalog: Four (Polish: Dekalog, cztery) is the fourth part of Dekalog, the drama series of films directed by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski for television, possibly connected to the fifth imperative of the Ten Commandments, "Honour thy father and thy mother". The ten-part Dekalog series was exhibited in its entirety at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in September 1989, in the Special Events section. Dekalog: Seven premiered on Polish Television on 25 May 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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