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A Short Film About Killing (1988)
8.0
91%Runtime85 min
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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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A Short Film About Killing is a critically acclaimed Polish drama film from 1988. The film received widespread praise, with critics highlighting its powerful and disturbing exploration of violence. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and has an impressive 8.0/10 rating on IMDb and a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating very positive audience reception.
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Zamachowski delivers a haunting performance in this harrowing, morally complex drama from Kieslowski, a stark, uncompromising meditation on the nature of violence and the dehumanizing effects of capital punishment.
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A Short Film About Killing 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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