Decalogue V
1989
57 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar
Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki
Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski
Artur Barciś
Worker
Krystyna Janda
Dorota Geller
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej Geller
Maciej Szary
Supervisor
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Commission Chairman
Zbigniew Borek
Priest
Władysław Byrdy
Executioner's Assistant
Aleksander Bednarz
Executioner
Barbara Dziekan
Cinema Cashier
Iwona Głębicka
Photo Studio Employee
Elżbieta Helman
Beatka
Helena Kowalczykowa
Old Woman
Borys Marynowski
Guard
Maciej Maciejewski
Prosecutor
Sylwester Maciejewski
Jacek's Brother
Andrzej Mastalerz
Jacek's Brother
Zdzisław Rychter
Cartoonist
Karol Stępkowski
Man at a Taxi Stop
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Judge
Jerzy Zass
Prison Director
Leonard Andrzejewski
Drunk Man's Friend (uncredited)
Wieslaw Bednarz
Man in a Bathroom (uncredited)
Aleksander Gawroński
Drunk Man (uncredited)
Henryk Łapiński
Commission Member (uncredited)