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Decalogue VIII
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Decalogue VIII

1989-05-16 · 55 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · TV Movie

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.

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Directors
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Production companies
Sender Freies Berlin, Telewizja Polska, Studio Filmowe Tor
Countries
Germany, Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Maria KościałkowskaMaria KościałkowskaZofia
Teresa MarczewskaTeresa MarczewskaElżbieta Loranc
Artur BarciśArtur BarciśStudent
Tadeusz ŁomnickiTadeusz ŁomnickiTailor
Marian OpaniaMarian OpaniaUniversity Dean
Bronisław PawlikBronisław PawlikPhilatelist
Wojciech AsińskiStudent
Marek KępińskiMarek KępińskiFlat Resident
Janusz MondJanusz MondFlat Resident
Krzysztof RojekAthlete
Wojciech SanejkoWiktor
Ewa SkibińskaEwa SkibińskaStudent telling the story of Dorota
Wojciech StarosteckiWojciech StarosteckiStudent
Jerzy SchejbalJerzy SchejbalPriest
Jacek StrzemżalskiJacek StrzemżalskiSupervisor
Hanna SzczerkowskaFlat Resident
Anna ZagórskaAnna ZagórskaStudent
Marek KasprzykMarek KasprzykStudent (uncredited)

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