A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

1988 · 85 min · PL · 7.6 (417 votes)
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · Starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Barbara Dziekan, Aleksander Bednarz · Music Zbigniew Preisner
CrimeDrama

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

VIBE

A chillingly detached examination of violence and its aftermath. This film feels like a cold, hard stare into the void, offering no easy answers or catharsis. It's a stark, procedural descent into the bleak realities of crime and punishment.

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