A Short Film About Killing (1988)

Original title

Krótki film o zabijaniu

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

16

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 403 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man commits a brutal murder in Warsaw. The film then follows the state's legal process of executing him for his crime.

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What happens

A Short Film About Killing (Polish: Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 psychological crime tragedy film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz. Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film was expanded from Dekalog: Five of the Polish television series Dekalog. Set in Warsaw, Poland, the film compares the senseless, violent murder of an individual to the cold, calculated execution by the state. A Short Film About Killing won both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the European Film Award for Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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