# Decalogue V (1989)

> A young lawyer confronts the moral abyss of murder and capital punishment when his life intersects with a taxi driver and a sinister drifter.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/78062

## Facts

- Runtime: 57 min
- Genres: Drama, TV Movie, Crime
- Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast: Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Artur Barciś, Krystyna Janda, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Maciej Szary, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094987/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, oppressive, austere, serious film study, arthouse cinema night

## Synopsis

A gripping exploration of morality and choice unfolds as lives intertwine in a city of shadows.

## Movies like Decalogue V

- [Decalogue IV (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/34550)
- [The Promised Land (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/405)
- [Decalogue VIII (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/34551)
- [A Short Film About Killing (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5810)
- [Pigs 2: The Last Blood (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/14658)
- [Man of Iron (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/186)
- [Decalogue III (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/78060)
- [The Pigs (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/11199)
- [Decalogue II (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/34548)
- [The Third Murder (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/293447)

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