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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. - Decalogue VIII
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Title: Decalogue VIII

Release Date: 16 May 1989

Runtime: 55m

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Director: Sender Freies Berlin, TVP, Studio Filmowe Tor

Production Companies: Sender Freies Berlin, TVP, Studio Filmowe Tor

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.

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Average Vote: 7.2 (121 votes)

Cast

  • Zofia: Maria Kościałkowska
  • Elżbieta Loranc: Teresa Marczewska
  • Student: Artur Barciś
  • Tailor: Tadeusz Łomnicki
  • University Dean: Marian Opania
  • Philatelist: Bronisław Pawlik
  • Student: Wojciech Asiński
  • Flat Resident: Marek Kępiński
  • Flat Resident: Janusz Mond
  • Athlete: Krzysztof Rojek
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