Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Dekalog is one of the boldest creative acts in the history of television: ten deeply personal films rooted in the Ten Commandments, on the eve of communism’s collapse. These stories reveal a portrait of an entire society. The result is intimate, philosophical, and richly complex.

This exclusive video essay is based on an essay originally written by Sam Goff and published on the Klassiki Journal.