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Dekalog, the famous Polish TV series inspired by the Ten Commandments.
Dekalog: Five, which was expanded into the feature-length
A Short Film About Killing, coincided with an intense debate over capital punishment in Poland, and in the year of its release (1988) the nation finally suspended use of the death penalty.
Catholic film scholar Maria Elena de las Carreras often uses
Dekalog: Five to teach her students at Cal State Northridge about the value of life. She brings a lively energy to the discussion along with a deep knowledge of Polish cinema and, in general, the work of filmmakers living in totalitarian regimes.