Decalogue IV

Decalogue IV

Honour thy father and thy mother.

198955 min7.8 / 10

A morally and psychologically complex meditation on family bonds, identity, and forbidden desire, built around a devastating secret that destabilizes everything the protagonist thought she knew.

A father and daughter, Michał and Anka, have a unique intimacy, which the college-aged Anka is beginning to feel conflicted about. When she finds an unopened letter from her deceased mother, it seems to justify her attraction to Michał, who may not in fact be her father.

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