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Decalogue VIII

Decalogue VIII
Release date: 1989-05-16
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 124
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.

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