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Decalogue IX

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.

Roman and Hanka have a loving marriage, but his impotence has led to her having an affair. The unbearable situation drives Roman to extreme measures both physically and mentally, testing their love and his own will to live.

58m1989TMDb 7.6

DramaTV MovieRomance

Polish

Crew and Cast

Krzysztof KieślowskiKrzysztof KieślowskiDirectorEwa BłaszczykEwa BłaszczykHanna NyczPiotr MachalicaPiotr MachalicaRoman NyczArtur BarciśArtur BarciśCyclistJan JankowskiJan JankowskiMariusz ZawidzkiJolanta Piętek-GóreckaJolanta Piętek-GóreckaOla
Katarzyna PiwowarczykAniaJerzy TrelaJerzy TrelaMikołaj
Małgorzata BoratyńskaNurseRenata BergerRenata BergerClerk
Janusz CywińskiChief PhysicianJoanna CichońJoanna CichońClerk
Sławomir KwiatkowskiSki Rental Employee
Dariusz PrzychodaJanusz

Storyline

Roman and Hanka have a loving marriage, but his impotence has led to her having an affair. The unbearable situation drives Roman to extreme measures both physically and mentally, testing their love and his own will to live.

  • Sender Freies Berlin
  • Telewizja Polska
  • Studio Filmowe Tor
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Info

Original title
Dekalog, dziewięć
Status
Released
Released
16 May 1989
Runtime
58m
TMDB score
7.6 / 10 (136 votes)

Production

Director
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Writers
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Studios
Sender Freies Berlin, Telewizja Polska, Studio Filmowe Tor
Countries
Germany, Poland

Box Office

Collection
The Decalogue

Languages

Original
Polish
Spoken
Polish