Kill! Kill!
Kill and fornicate!
Fornicate and covet!
All week long!
And on Sundays beat your father, mother, and sister
Beat your juniors and steal
Because everything around you is yours
Everything is yours
DEKALOG: TEN
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His family, his career, perhaps even his emotional life...
he sacrificed it all for one noble passion.
As we bid farewell today to our friend...
winner of 11 international gold medals
and participant in many exhibitions,
I would like to convey...
to his family our deepest condolences.
I bow my head in respect.
Farewell.
Look at this reinforced door.
The son of a gun...
What the...?
Let me see.
An alarm!
Stop yelling!
Shit. Look at that.
Starved to death.
Go get a colander.
Don't bother. They're nailed shut.
But why?
Why any of it... the alarm, the padlocks?
You knew the old man. - Not really.
How did he get fresh air? - No idea. Probably never did.
No, I have things to do.
It's just a drop.
To Father.
Cheers.
How much could it be worth?
I don't know, but stamps are valuable these days.
300,000...
400,000.
All our misery...
Mother's wasted life...
no decent food, no money...
Cut it out.
He didn't even have a suit to be buried in.
I had to supply one of mine.
What drives people to covet stuff,
to possess something at any cost?
You should know. You like having things.
No... I just use them.
I enjoy comfort.
I never understood the old man.
You know...
we haven't seen each other in ages.
Over two years.
It's open.
Look. He kept newspaper clippings about you.
- May I? - Can I help you?
My name's Bromski.
Are you the son?
- Yes. - It's a business matter.
I know this isn't the best moment,
but business is business. - Fire away.
I was a friend of your father's.
I have here...
Your father owed me
220,000.
Zlotys.
I didn't know that.
The money's due in a few days.
I know funerals are costly. - Certainly are.
Perhaps I could find something
of equivalent value here.
Less trouble that way.
Here's my phone number.
Call me in five days. I'll try to have your money then.
Thank you.
I gather you don't intend to get rid
of the collection for now?
Of course. You have your reasons.
In your place, I'd probably do the same.
If you'll excuse me...
Dad owed that guy 220,000 zlotys.
The first creditor, and likely not the last.
Nothing but old rags.
He pressed his pants by putting them under the sheets.
- What's that? - Clippings about you.
I didn't think he even knew my name.
I've heard these guys hold a stamp market
at a school or something.
Want to give it a try?
What about that guy?
Nah, he's too crafty.
Doesn't your kid collect stamps?
He only likes planes.
Then you know what?
Give him these. It's some kind of balloons.
Zeppelins.
I guess it's a series.
Polarfahrt.
German.
Yeah. 1931.
- Wow! Which one's yours? - This one.
We're the first tenants.
Nice. Hey, tell your kid I have an album for him.
He's not such a kid anymore.
Well, see ya.
The Riviera Club.
It was good seeing you again.
I'm sorry. I didn't have time. We'll go tomorrow.
Artur and I got chatting after the funeral.
I'm not saying a word.
He doesn't see patients tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, then. I'll call.
I'm sorry, really. - I didn't say a word.
Right.
Your slippers!
These are from Granddad, as a memento.
They're nice.
Granddad died, you know.
His funeral was today.
What's this?
Are you crying?
No, I cried earlier.
Mom told me at lunch.
Too bad about Granddad, isn't it?
Has your tooth been hurting?
Nah, not really.
I couldn't make it today.
Mom was mad. She yelled all day.
Hello.
I'd like to get an idea what these are worth
and maybe about selling too.
Are you Root's son?
Yes.
This is a fragment of his collection.
I could sell more. Maybe all of it.
Would you please wait a moment?
Our president would like to talk to you.
- May I speak to you for a moment? - Of course.
There are two of you, if I remember correctly.
That's right.
Could we perhaps meet at your father's residence?
Of course.
I'll write down the address.
I know the address.
- What are your plans, gentlemen? - We'd like to sell.
We need money.
For what?
That's not important. We just need it.
I see.
This one would get you a Fiat 126.
These two would get you a diesel car.
This series would be enough to buy an apartment.
You understand what I'm saying?
And how much
is the whole collection worth?
Tens of millions of zlotys.
Not long ago your father intended to insure his collection...
for 250 million zlotys.
Your father invested his entire life...
in this collection.
It would be a crime
to squander away 30 years of a person's life,
even if that person was a father you didn't really know.
Good-bye.
Holy fuck!
Yeah... surprise, surprise.
Shh, Mom's asleep.
Were you at work?
Yeah, this morning.
But then I left and met up with Artur.
Mom tried to reach you a few times.
Why?
They autographed it? All of them?
Looks like it. See what Artur wrote?
"For Piotrek... hope this cheers you up." Nice, huh?
Listen, where are those zeppelins? - I traded them.
Look how many I got.
Who did you trade with?
Which one was it?
The one with the glasses.
Stay here and don't move.
I'd like to do business. - At your service.
Let's keep it private.
What are you doing?
Watch it or I'll... - You cheated a little boy.
- Gotta make a living. - He's my son.
Almost everyone's got parents these days.
Hand over the zeppelins.
I sold them.
To who?
The little shop on Wspólna Street.
Hello.
I have some unpleasant business to discuss.
A kid on Świętokrzyska Street
sold you some stamps for 40,000 zlotys.
He stole them from my son. Gave him some rubbish for them.
I know nothing about it.
I see.
Tell me: if I wanted to buy something from you...
say, a German stamp series with zeppelins, the Polarfahrt,
from 1931...
would that be possible?
- You're interested in buying? - Possibly.
We can discuss it.
You mean these?
- Yes. - They're for sale.
- For how much? - For...
240,000 zlotys.
It's a good price.
It seems I'll have to come back with the police.
I'm sorry.
Not at all.
You can call them from here.
Be my guest.
Are you going to call?
I have a purchase receipt here
from a Polish gentleman who went abroad.
He sold me the stamps...
for 168,000 zlotys.
Here's my receipt for the tax payment.
And here is my license for this shop.
Please have a look.
That was your favorite band...
City Death!
And now a short break.
- You'll catch cold. - I already have.
Trouble with the zeppelins.
I tell you, those guys are gangsters.
And that creditor of Dad's called. I'm to meet him on Sunday.
- With the 220,000? - Exactly.
I have 90,000...
but I promised Piotrek I'd buy him some furniture.
- What's your wife say? - She thinks I'm having an affair.
She'll be sure of it when I cancel our family outing for Sunday.
You got any money?
You kidding? I blow whatever I have.
I could sell the amp.
- What would you play on? - An amp isn't an instrument.
I paid about 50 dollars for it.
I could get 70,000 zlotys, right?
Yeah.
But what about the rest?
The stamps?
Well...
I don't know why...
but I'd rather we didn't sell them for now.
Not until we have to.
Same here.
- Let's leave 'em where they are. - Sure.
Let's leave 'em where they are.
Goddamn it! I thought you were a burglar!
What the hell are you doing here?
Just looking. I was here yesterday too.
And I was here this morning.
What's the matter? Did they throw you out?
No.
I'm worried about all this stuff.
It's not really safe here.
Anyone could get in. Someone should stay here.
And I'm registered as a tenant.
Fine by me. I'll feel better too.
Hey, look what I found.
The only series in Poland. And it's incomplete.
Blue... yellow...
The rose one is missing.
Listen to what the old man wrote.
"Rose Austrian Mercury of 1851.
Stolen during the famous robbery in 1965.
Turned up briefly in Kraków at J's.
Sold? Exchanged?
In 1968, before J left Poland.
Tip from KBR: now in southern Poland.
Could MW have it?
Possibly.
Tip-off: not for money."
Half the notebook is full of this stuff.
Figures, symbols...
It's hard to follow. I've been reading for hours.
The rose Austrian Mercury.
Must look great with the other two, huh?
Rose...
They just slide down a rope...
or jump down, and they're in.
It's just a few yards.
Bars.
On the balcony and the window.
The old man nailed the windows shut,
but just smash a windowpane and you're in.
Artur?
I've forgotten about all my other problems.
Clean forgot about 'em.
It's the same feeling I used to have...
when we were kids.
We didn't care about grown-up problems then.
It's the same now.
Nothing else matters anymore.
You're right.
You forget about everything else.
It's childish.
But it feels good.
Very good.
Maybe all the rest of it just doesn't exist.
If you don't want it to exist, it doesn't.
I just got an idea.
Let's find a stamp worth...
about 200,000.
But on the up-and-up, so there's an official record.
- 200,000? - That's right.
Piece of cake!
Won't take a minute!
I came across this little thing.
Is it worth anything?
- Where did you find this? - At home.
- Your home? - Possibly.
It's worth...
15,000 zlotys.
I'll buy it from you...
for 3,000.
Five.
Four.
It's stolen.
Okay.
Here you are.
Thank you.
What's this?
Shall we have a listen?
Let's make sure it recorded.
...worth 15, 000 zlotys.
I'll buy it from you...
for 3, 000. - Five.
Four. It's stolen...
All right, tell me exactly:
What is it you want?
Three German stamps with zeppelins
issued in 1931.
I'll give you 4,000 zlotys and a brand-new Sony cassette.
Only a few minutes of the 90...
have been recorded on.
Clever.
I had a feeling when you walked in.
You should have trusted your instincts.
- A fellow came in the other day... - My brother.
He wasn't as clever.
He didn't have all the details.
Are you interested in the money...
or the stamps?
The stamps.
I see.
Are you the sons of...? - Yes.
I see.
Who is it?
Jurek!
Just a minute.
- What's that beast? - Hold on.
What was that?
A dog.
I locked him in the bathroom.
Why doesn't my key fit the goddamn lock?
I changed the lock.
I was told it was a good idea.
- By whom? - Some friends in the know.
Here's a new key.
Shit, you could have told me!
I've been trying to reach you all day.
What's up with the dog?
It's just a dog...
Does he ever stop?
Those same friends told me to get one.
Shall I let him out? - Okay.
I'm afraid he might bite you.
He has to get used to me!
I'm scared of him myself. Lokis!
Lokis, heel! Stay! Sit!
Hey!
Lokis, heel!
Stay!
Sit!
For Christ's sake!
This is Jurek.
He's one of us.
Just look at him.
Look how nice he is.
- And the zeppelins? - They're over there.
Good doggie.
Try and pet him.
Good doggie. Sit!
I guess it's good he's here.
I ran into the guy with the limp earlier,
the guy Father owed money to.
- What did he want? - He was glad to see me.
Said he has friends around here. Was he here?
No.
Sit down.
Give it to him. - What if he bites?
He won't.
What's wrong?
Use your left hand.
Good doggie. Always the left hand.
He's your friend now. Pet him.
Left hand or right?
Take a chance.
Who's that, Lokis?
Get 'em!
Good doggie. Stand guard.
That's some animal!
Maybe I'll stay the night so he gets used to me.
Sure.
Let me see those zeppelins.
That shop owner's really quite a guy.
Yeah?
He wants to talk to us.
Have you gentlemen...
become aware of a certain matter...
involving the rose Austrian Mercury?
Yes.
Do you know the value...
of that stamp?
We know there is one such stamp in Poland.
That's right.
And I know who has it.
Your father spent years trying to find out but never succeeded.
I know it was of great interest to him.
If you gentlemen are interested too...
We're low on cash. My brother even sold his car...
Money isn't the issue here.
Then what is?
Gentlemen...
I'd like us to meet again to discuss this matter,
but you'd have to have some tests done first.
- What kind of tests? - Standard tests.
Blood type, sedimentation rate, urine.
Yes...
As I told you, money isn't the issue.
The gentleman I spoke of lives in Tarnow.
The owner of the rose Austrian Mercury.
And what does he want?
Just two stamps, a tiny series...
owned by a serious entrepreneur in Szczecin.
And what does he want?
Good question.
He in turn is after
a small and quite undistinguished stamp...
Which we have.
But why our blood types?
No...
you don't have that stamp.
Then who does?
It so happens... that I do.
Only you fit the bill.
Why only him?
He's the right blood type.
You see, gentlemen...
the rose Austrian Mercury is worth...
over two million zlotys.
But it's not for sale.
Each link in the chain will only consider an exchange.
And what is it you want? Blood?
No.
A kidney.
My 16-year-old daughter is seriously ill.
I'm looking for someone who'd be prepared to...
Your father was too old.
I'm supposed to give them a kidney for a goddamned stamp?
For the 1851 rose Austrian Mercury.
But you're right. You have a wife and son.
It's not that!
It's part of a human being!
Part of me!
That's true.
But myself, I wouldn't hesitate a minute.
Why do you need it anyway? We all have two.
A guy I know has only had one for 20 years,
and he still drinks and carries on with women.
To hell with it!
Just think:
You'd also be saving a young girl's life.
A very noble gesture.
I'm not trying to persuade you.
It's your kidney.
But it's our stamp.
One, two, three, four...
I don't know about anyone else
But I want nothing from you
And I'll give nothing in return
It's not working.
He'll pull it together.
Can't you come? It's a great tour.
I can't.
What's stopping you? Girl trouble?
Yeah... big trouble.
Great.
Sorry.
Hello.
Yes?
I'm looking for...
Are you with... City Death?
- Yes. - Dear Jesus!
I'm looking for my brother.
He's having a kidney removed.
Yes, I saw him. He's going to be fine.
Would you mind...
if I touched you?
Go ahead.
You're sure he's not in any danger?
Doctor?
- How do you feel? - Fine.
Like nothing happened. Have you got it?
- Really? - Have you got it?
Yeah. Hold on.
Christ!
There it is...
How long have you had it? - About a week.
Why didn't you come show it to me?
I've been waiting all this time.
I was afraid he'd cheated us, or you'd decided to keep it.
I couldn't come.
What's wrong?
While you were in the hospital...
and I sat there waiting for news...
we were robbed.
What?
They took everything.
What about this beast?
They locked him in the bathroom.
I kept telling you we should poison him.
Get out of here.
Get down!
Why did you wait around the hospital?
Think they couldn't manage without you?
Does it hurt?
Did you tell the police?
That's them now.
My brother just got out of the hospital.
- How do you feel? - How do you think?
You know how much this was worth?
I have a good idea.
I'd like you to come down to the station.
Gladly.
Listen, there was one thing your brother wasn't sure about.
The alarm on the window and balcony
had been disconnected.
From the inside.
I disconnected it.
It kept going off when I was putting the bars on.
So we could open the windows.
I thought the bars would be enough.
I see. Your brother wasn't sure.
Well, I'll be going.
Good-bye.
I'll be back in touch with you.
Here's my phone number if you wish to contact me.
Thank you.
You didn't tell me about the alarm.
I forgot.
Listen.
This is all we have left.
You take it.
Why?
It was your kidney.
I don't want it anyway.
Where are you going?
None of your business. I'm moving out.
I got a job in a bar.
Leave me alone, will you? To hell with all this.
You wanted to see me?
Hello.
- I'm listening. - I... uh...
This is hard for me to say.
I'm sure you'll think I'm the lowest of the low.
Don't worry about what I think.
I think you should...
check up on my brother.
Only he could go near that dog,
yet someone locked it in the bathroom.
He claims he was at the hospital
during my whole operation. - He was.
He even lay down in the nurses' office.
I'm not saying it was him,
but maybe his friends...
You know the circles he runs in.
Thank you.
You've been a great help.
Hello.
Sorry I'm late, but...
You wanted to see me?
Yes.
You probably think I've lost it.
No. Why?
We've already talked so much, and now I ask you
to meet me in a café.
Discretion is natural.
Exactly.
We've talked and talked...
but there was something I just couldn't tell you.
I'm afraid...
my brother...
might somehow be involved
in this affair.
Jeez, what am I saying!
You were saying your brother might be involved
in this affair.
I feel...
I don't know. Maybe it's just a hunch.
Hunches mustn't be ignored. You know that.
You've been a great help.
- They say that in the movies. - But it's true.
Thank you.
May I help you?
Any new stamps come out lately?
Certainly.
Forty years of law enforcement
for 60 zlotys.
A stamp showing a seal for 30.
And the world wrestling championships for 25.
How much is one of each?
That's 105 zlotys.
I didn't expect you here.
- I didn't expect you either. - Shut up!
That's better.
I did an awful thing.
So did I.
I told them
you did it.
Same here.
What's this?
I bought these at the post office.
It's a series!
Darkness and derision
Sneering and lies
All week long
You're the only hope The only light in the tunnel
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