Dekalog

"THE CITIZEN KANE OF OUR TIME."

Originally made for Polish television, “The Decalogue” focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Dekalog

First Air Date

December 10, 1989

Last Air Date

July 6, 1990

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

Language

Polish

Networks

TVP1

Dekalog: Ten
S01E10

Dekalog: Ten

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.” Especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothers who inherit their father’s valuable stamp collection and end up paying rather more than they bargained for…

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