Dekalog: Five

Dekalog, piec Pologne 1990 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | vostEN | 57′ | digital | Cast : Miroslaw Baka, Jan Tesarz, Krzysztof Globisz, Artur Barcis

A brutal and seemingly senseless murder brings together a young drifter, a taxi driver and an idealistic young lawyer.

« This is another exquisitely shot, colored, and lit episode. The juxtaposition of events treats killing as a practice that’ll cease to rightfully satisfy anybody even mildly involved with it – guilty or innocent. (Burning the Celluloid)

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Dekalog: Six 

Dekalog, szesc Pologne 1990 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | vostEN | 58′ | digital | Cast : Olaf Lubaszenko, Grazyna Szapolowska, Stefania Iwinska, Artur Barcis

Tomek, a 19-year-old post-office worker, becomes obsessed with Magda, a woman in her 30s living across the courtyard opposite his flat, and starts spying on her.

« Kieslowski maintains a dispassionate objectivity, and presents the simplest gestures, expressions and words with calculated restraint, allowing the audience to bring their own compassion to bear on the ill-fated relationship. Mature and profoundly moving. » (Time Out)