Just like in the first part, you will watch five stories, five examples of universal dilemmas and major themes that are cached in recognizable, everyday life situations. Part 1 ends with the execution of a young murderer and the unbearable grief of his lawyer and his mother. A nadir has been reached. Part 2 starts cautiously. Two people are alone and they feel that they might stand a chance of finding true love with each other: Tomek, with his telescope and the beautiful Magda on the other side of the block. A new wind is blowing in the Polish apartment building that houses all our characters. In Part 2 you also get to know Majka, a teenage mother, and the brothers Jerzy and Artur.

They inherit their father’s stamp collection, of which they can hardly estimate the value. Again, the actor’s dialogues are interspersed with descriptions and reflections, which make their personages ‘larger’ than the anecdotic characters they play. Completely in contrast with the first part, this second part ends with a hilarious climax – the final story is a maniacal, tragicomic burlesque about greed and a fixation on progress.

To enjoy part 2, it’s not necessary for you to have seen Ten Commandments part 1.

By Krzysztof Kieslowski/Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Translation Benjamin Gijzel
Editting Koen Tachelet
Director Johan Simons
Actors Walter Bart, Wine Dierickx, Els Dottermans, Frank Focketyn, Matijs Jansen, Maartje Remmers, Marleen Scholten and Oscar Van Rompay
Dramaturgy Jeroen Versteele
Design Bert Neumann
Lightdesign Dennis Diels
Costume design An De Mol
Production Wunderbaum and NTGent