Directed by:
Krzysztof KieslowskiCinematography:
Sławomir IdziakComposer:
Zbigniew PreisnerCast:
Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Barbara Dziekan, Aleksander Bednarz, Jerzy Zass, Zdzisław Tobiasz, Artur Barciś (more)VOD (2)
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Krzysztof Kieślowski took several years to complete his mammoth project of filming his Dekalog, each infused with a very personal motivation and dealing with conflicting opinions relating to the imperfections in both the ancient and modern legal codes. A Short Film About Killing is based on the Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill, and is a psychological vivisection of the brutal and senseless murder of a taxi driver by a young drifter, with no explanation offered, and no extenuating circumstances given. Kieslowski demonstrates his skill and dexterity as a master of suspense, keeping tensions rising and viewers in knots, producing a searing, powerful moral indictment of capital punishment. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
Miroslaw Baka
Poland
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Krzysztof Globisz
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
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Jan Tesarz
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
No End (1985)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Poland
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The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Barbara Dziekan
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Aleksander Bednarz
Soviet Union
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Jerzy Zass
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Korczak (1990)
Interrogation (1982)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Artur Barciś
Poland
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The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
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Krystyna Janda
Poland
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Olgierd Lukaszewicz
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Leonard Andrzejewski
Poland
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
Potop (1974)
Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
Poland
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The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Malgorzata Pieczynska
Poland
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A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Zdzislaw Rychter
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
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Maciej Szary
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
The Debt (1999)
Skazany na bluesa (2005)
Helena Kowalczykowa
Russian Empire
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The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Czarne stopy (1986)
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Andrzej Gawronski
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Man of Iron (1981)
Maciej Maciejewski
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Canal (1957)
Real End of the Great War (1957)
Borys Marynowski
Poland
Best movies:
A Short Film About Killing (1987)
Blind Chance (1981)
Szpital przemienienia (1978)