# Decalogue II (1989)

> A pregnant woman stakes her future on the uncertain prognosis of her dying husband, forcing love, loyalty, and reproductive choice into an agonizing moral deadlock.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/34548

## Facts

- Runtime: 57 min
- Genres: Drama, TV Movie
- Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast: Krystyna Janda, Aleksander Bardini, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik, Krzysztof Kumor, Maciej Szary, Krystyna Bigelmajer
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094984/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: austere, intimate, tense, quiet evening, focused arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

A woman's heart-wrenching choice between love and duty unfolds in a gripping narrative of moral conflict.

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