A Short Film About Killing (1988)

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84 min - Crime | Drama - 26 October 1988 (France)

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The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Miroslaw Baka	...	Jacek Lazar
	Krzysztof Globisz	...	Piotr Balicki (Advocate)
	Jan Tesarz	...	Waldemar Rekowski (Taxi driver)
	Zbigniew Zapasiewicz	...	Przewodniczacy Komisji
	Barbara Dziekan	...	Bileterka
	Aleksander Bednarz	...	Kat
	Jerzy Zass	...	Naczelnik
	Zdzislaw Tobiasz	...	Judge
	Artur Barcis	...	Young Man
	Krystyna Janda	...	Dorota
	Olgierd Lukaszewicz	...	Andrzej
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Leonard Andrzejewski
	Wieslaw Bednarz
	Zbigniew Borek
	Ryszard W. Borsucki

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Storyline

The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings shown in the most graphic detail imaginable), while the murderer's idealistic young defence lawyer ends up as an unwilling accessory to the judicial murder of his client. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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Crime | Drama

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Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

26 October 1988 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

No matarás See more »

Filming Locations:

Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zespol Filmowy "Tor" See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

Kieslowski's graphic depiction of the effects of violence so shook up the Polish authorities that they declared a five year moratorium on capital punishment. See more »

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Referenced in Orada (2009) See more »

A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Krótki film o zabijaniu (original title)

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