Decalogue V

Decalogue V

Thou shalt not kill.

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Produced by Sender Freies Berlin, Telewizja Polska

198957 min8.0 / 10

A devastating moral interrogation of capital punishment, built on the intimate, anguished relationship between a murderer and the idealistic lawyer forced to confront the humanity of the man he must defend.

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.

Questions people ask

  • Is Decalogue V sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Decalogue V end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Decalogue V violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Decalogue V easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Decalogue V scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Decalogue V

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Decalogue V

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Decalogue V, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Decalogue V, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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