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Decalogue VIII (1989)

Decalogue VIII (1989)

Drama TV Movie

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Release Date: 1989, May 16
Directors: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Countries: Germany, Poland
Production: Sender Freies Berlin, Sender Freies Berlin, Telewizja Polska, Studio Filmowe Tor, Telewizja Polska, Studio Filmowe Tor
Cast: Artur Barciś, Marek Kasprzyk, Bronisław Pawlik, Ewa Skibińska, Marian Opania, Teresa Marczewska, Jerzy Schejbal, Wojciech Starostecki, Maria Kościałkowska, Marek Kępiński, Wojciech Asiński, Anna Zagórska

Overview:

Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.