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Dekalog, also known as Dekalog: The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue is a 1988 Polish drama series of films directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski for television and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments. Each short film explores characters facing one or several moral or ethical dilemmas as they live in an austere housing project in 1980s Poland.

The series, which is Kieślowski's most acclaimed work, was said in 2002 to be "the best dramatic work ever done specifically for television" and has won numerous international awards, though it was not widely released outside Europe until the late 1990s. It is one of fifteen films listed in the category "Values" on the Vatican film list. In 1991, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick wrote an admiring foreword to the published screenplay.

Dekalog was assigned a rating of 97% at review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 53 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.95/10. The website's consensus reads, "With an awe-inspiring ambition to match its powerful assemblage of acting talent, The Decalogue stands as a singular achievement in writer-director Krzysztof Kieslowski's filmography - as well as the history of Polish cinema. It also received an average score of 100 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". According to the online film resourceThey Shoot Pictures, Don't They?Dekalog is the most acclaimed film of 1988. Although released in 1988, it became widely popular across the world much later.

What is Dekalog?

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The Ten Commandments
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A series of ten one-hour episodes made for late-night theater screenings
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The most acclaimed film of 1988
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A series of ten one-hour films made for television
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