A Short Film About Killing(Movie, 1988)

Name: A Short Film About Killing
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "Krótki film o zabijaniu" (Polish/PL)

1h 25min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 144 votes)

A Short Film About Killing (Polish: Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 drama 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. ()

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Awards & Nominations for A Short Film About Killing

European Film Award for Best Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film

About A Short Film About Killing

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

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Additional Information

Production country: Poland

Plays in: Poland

Based on: "Decalogue V" (movie, 1989)

Made by: Zespól Filmowy "Tor"

Original language: Polish (PL)

Spoken languages: Polish (PL)

Translated into 18 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/11/1988

Cast: Artur Barcis, Krystyna Janda, Mirosław Baka, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Krzysztof Globisz, Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Zdzisław Rychter, Aleksander Bednarz, Jan Tesarz

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

Producer: Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Screenwriter: Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieślowski

Film Editor: Ewa Smal

Director of Photography: Sławomir Idziak

Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

Production Designer: Halina Dobrowolska

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Tu ne tueras point"

"Breve film sull'uccidere"

"살인에 관한 짧은 필름"

"Du skal ikke slå ihjel"

Keywords: court, warsaw, poland, lawyer, murder, prison, taxi driver

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