Decalogue I
May 16 1989
•1h 53m
•Drama, TV Movie
Krzysztof, a semantics professor and computer hobbyist, is raising his young son, Paweł, to look to science for answers, while Irena, Paweł’s aunt, lives a life rooted in faith. Over the course of one day, both adults are forced to question their belief systems.
Cast
See allHenryk Baranowski
Krzysztof
Wojciech Klata
Paweł
Maja Komorowska
Irena
Artur Barciś
Man sitting by the Ice
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