Dekalog, piec 

"Thou shalt not kill" - a shorter, slightly less graphic version of 'A Short Film About Killing', but the plot is essentially the same: murder followed by execution, two killings, one ... See full summary »

Director:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writers:

Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski

Stars:

Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Miroslaw Baka	...	Lazar Jacek
Krzysztof Globisz	...	Piotr
Jan Tesarz	...	Taxi Driver
Artur Barcis	...	Survey Crewman
Krystyna Janda
Olgierd Lukaszewicz
Maciej Szary
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz	...	Police Inspector
Zbigniew Borek
Wladyslaw Byrdy
Aleksander Bednarz
Barbara Dziekan	...	Cashier (as B. Dziekan-Vajda)
Iwona Glebicka
Elzbieta Helman
Helena Kowalczykowa	...	Old Lady

Storyline

"Thou shalt not kill" - a shorter, slightly less graphic version of 'A Short Film About Killing', but the plot is essentially the same: murder followed by execution, two killings, one illegal, one legal, both hideous.

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Plot Keywords:

execution | murder | auteur tv | barking dog | freedom | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland West Germany

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

1 June 1990 (Poland)

Filming Locations:

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telewizja Polska, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych (Warszawa), Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode extended and released as the feature length movie "A Short Film About Killing" (1988).

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Connections

Edited from A Short Film About Killing (1988)

User Reviews

A modern parable

"Thou shalt not kill." The fifth in Kieslowski's film meditations on the ten commandments, Dekalog 5 is a wretched, wrenching tale about crime, conscience and punishment. It is an all-too-straightforward and unflinching story of a nineteen-year-old boy who commits a brutal murder. Still, as in all the Dekalog films, the real story is behind the story somehow, lying in wait for the thoughtful viewer.