Decalogo 8 (1989)
Durante una lezione universitaria, la professoressa Zofia accetta che partecipi Elżbieta, una giornalista che viene dall'America. Le donne già si conoscono per aver lavorato insieme, quindi Zofia accetta di buon grado. Durante la lezione, che verte sull'etica, Elżbieta prende la parola e chiede di raccontare una storia che merita di essere analizzata dal punto di vista etico. Racconta un fatto avvenuto a Varsavia nel 1943, quando due giovani cattolici, marito e moglie, che già avevano aiutato numerosi ebrei, si offrono di far da padrini di battesimo per una bambina ebrea di sei anni, che, per poter essere ospitata presso un'altra famiglia della città, necessitava di un formale certificato di battesimo. All'ultimo momento però, la giovane coppia si rifiuta di fornire l'aiuto promesso, adducendo come motivazione il non poter mentire di fronte a Dio.
Direttore:
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Scrittori:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieślowski.
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Maria Kościałkowska as Zofia |
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Teresa Marczewska as Elżbieta Loranc |
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Artur Barciś as Student |
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Tadeusz Łomnicki as Tailor |
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Marian Opania as University Dean |
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Bronisław Pawlik as Philatelist |
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Wojciech Asiński as Student |
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Marek Kępiński as Flat Resident |
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Janusz Mond as Flat Resident |
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Krzysztof Rojek as Athlete |
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Wojciech Sanejko as Wiktor |
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Ewa Skibińska as Student telling the story of Dorota |
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Wojciech Starostecki as Student |
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Jerzy Schejbal as Priest |
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Jacek Strzemżalski as Supervisor |
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Hanna Szczerkowska as Flat Resident |
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Anna Zagórska as Student |
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Marek Kasprzyk as Student (uncredited) |
| Directing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Director |
| Art | Halina Dobrowolska | Production Design |
| Camera | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ewa Smal | Editor |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Tomasz Suprowicz | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Jerzy Tomczuk | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Magdalena Dipont | Set Decoration |
| Art | Waldemar Weiss | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Grazyna Tkaczyk | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Dariusz Jabłoński | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Józef Trzoch | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Ryszard Chutkowski | Production Manager |
| Art | Robert Czesak | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Teresa Violetta Buhl | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Anna Iskierka | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Stefan Witkowski | Props |
| Art | Dariusz Brus | Props |
| Art | Krzysztof Budzyński | Props |
| Writing | Krzysztof Piesiewicz | Screenplay |
| Directing | Dariusz Przychoda | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Tomasz Gradowski | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Krzysztof Koperski | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Marek Modzelewski | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Screenplay |
| Directing | Paweł Rzepkowski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Winfried Bolenz | Assistant Director |
| Art | Sławomir Janowski | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Pruszynska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Brzeziński | Production Consultant |
| Production | Franciszek Szydełko | Production Consultant |
| Crew | Robert Brzeziński | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Tarnacka | Wardrobe Designer |
| Production | Bożena Mrówczyńska | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Urszula Reklajtis | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorota Seweryńska | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bogusław Nowak | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jadwiga Cichocka | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Ćwikło | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Wlodarczyk | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Zbigniew Malecki | Music Producer |
| Sound | Małgorzata Krupa | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Krzysztof Rojek | Stunts |
| Production | Paweł Mantorski | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Mikulska | Wardrobe Designer |
| Camera | Andrzej Burchard | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Piotr Jaszczuk | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Henryka Dancygier | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Andrzej Zaczyński | Production Consultant |
| Production | Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Małgorzata Dedek | Administration |
| Art | Mirosław Mentcel | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Wiesława Dembińska | Sound |
| Sound | Jerzy Murawski | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Janina Kurec | Music Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Obłoza | Costume Design |
| Production | Włodzimierz Bendych | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anna Kowalska | Administration |
| Production | Andrzej Buhl | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Mirosława Panas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Anna Sacharczuk | Assistant Production Manager |