Decalogue VIII

Decalogue VIII

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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Release Date

5/16/1989

Runtime

55 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

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Revenue

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A tightly wound two-person reckoning where a lifetime of buried choices surfaces in a single night. The film quietly dismantles the distance between principle and complicity.

Mood

TenseMelancholicContemplative

Themes

MemoryRedemptionSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Child endangerment

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