Underplayed Gems

Decalogue V (1989)

Decalogue V poster
Original title
Dekalog, pięć
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Poland
Runtime
57 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 161 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young drifter murders a taxi driver seemingly without reason. An idealistic lawyer takes on the case and confronts the moral weight of justice and state punishment.

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What happens

Dekalog: Five (Polish: Dekalog, pięć) is the fifth part of Dekalog, the drama series of films directed by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski for television, connected to the fifth imperative of the Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt not murder". A brutal and seemingly motiveless murder brings together a young drifter, Jacek (Mirosław Baka), a taxi driver (Jan Tesarz), and an idealistic lawyer, Piotr (Krzysztof Globisz). This is the only one of the films with an explicit political stance, reflecting Kieślowski's opposition to the death penalty. An expanded 84-minute cinema version of this episode was released as Krótki film o zabijaniu (A Short Film About Killing). 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 1 June 1990. Along with Dekalog: Six, the film screened in the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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