Decalogue VIII
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
7.3(138) 1989-05-16 55 minDramaTV Movie
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.
DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski
Original Music ComposerZbigniew Preisner
ScreenplayKrzysztof Piesiewicz
ScreenplayKrzysztof Kieślowski
Cast & characters
Maria Kościałkowska
as Zofia
Teresa Marczewska
as Elżbieta Loranc
Artur Barciś
as Student
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Tailor
Marian Opania
as University Dean
Bronisław Pawlik
as Philatelist
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Wojciech Asiński
as Student
Marek Kępiński
as Flat Resident
Janusz Mond
as Flat Resident
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Krzysztof Rojek
as Athlete
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Wojciech Sanejko
as Wiktor
Ewa Skibińska
as Student telling the story of Dorota
Wojciech Starostecki
as Student
Jerzy Schejbal
as Priest
Jacek Strzemżalski
as Supervisor
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Hanna Szczerkowska
as Flat Resident
Anna Zagórska
as Student
Marek Kasprzyk
as Student (uncredited)
