Ⅰ “I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have other gods before me.”

A university professor trusts in the infallibility of the computer. He and his young son consult the computer to calculate the safety of the thickness of the ice on a nearby pond. But does the computer really know it?

Cast:

Henryk Baranowski

Wojciech Klata

Footage:  

53min

Ⅱ “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

Young woman Dorota visits her dying husband in the hospital. She is pregnant by another man. She must decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.

Cast:

Krystyna Janda

Aleksander Bardini

Footage:

57min

Ⅲ “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

Taxi driver Janusz abandons his wife and children on Christmas Eve to help an old girlfriend search for her husband, whom she claims is missing. But actually it is a trick. She just manages to keep him out until 7 a.m. Why?

Cast:

Daniel Olbrychski

Maria Pakulnis

Footage:

56min

Ⅳ “Honor thy father and thy mother.”

A young girl discovers a sealed envelope in her father's room that is marked "not to be opened before my death". Inside is a letter from her deceased mother, which reveals that her "father" is not her biological father. Her feelings for him take a new turn.

Cast:

Adrianna Biedrynska

Janusz Gajos

Footage:

56min

Ⅴ “Thou shalt not kill.”

A psychotic youth randomly and brutally murders a taxi driver and is sentenced to die, despite the efforts of his inexperienced lawyer. Is an eye for an eye just, and does the legal system, in the name of the people and sanctioned by the government, have the right to kill?

Cast:

Miroslaw Baka

Krzysztof Globisz

Footage:

57min

Ⅵ “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

Tomek, a young post office worker, is obsessed with Magda, the promiscuous woman who lives in the apartment complex opposite his building. He spies on her through a telescope. After she realizes it, she seduces him.

Cast:

Grazyna Szapolowska

Olaf Lubaszenko

Footage:

58min

Ⅶ “Thou shalt not steal.”

Six-year-old Ania is being brought up by her grandma. She believes Majka, who is really her mother, is her sister. Saddened by the deception and desperate to have Ania love her as a mother, Majka "kidnaps" Ania and runs away from her parents.

Cast:

Anna Polony

Maja Barelkowska

Footage:

55min

Ⅷ “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

Elzbieta is visiting the University of Warsaw. An ethics professor is forced to admit that she had refused to hide her from the Nazis. And she explains the reason for this was cowardice, her long-standing sense of guilt is cleared. These two women gain a deeper understanding of how the war scarred both of them.

Cast:

Maria Koscialkowska

Teresa Marczewska

Footage:

55min

Ⅸ “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.”

A once promiscuous, but now impotent husband encourages his wife to take a lover. Consumed by jealousy he obsessively spies on her and learns of relationship with a student. Unaware that she has broken off the affair, he resorts to drastic measures.

Cast:

Ewa Blaszczyk

Piotr Machalica

Footage:

58min

Ⅹ “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.”

Two financially strapped brothers unexpectedly inherit a small fortune when their father dies, including a rare stamp. A series of tragicomedies come from it induced solidarity of the brothers at last.

Cast:

Jerzy Stuhr

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Footage:

57min