A Short Film About Killing
7.9
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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Cast
23 people
Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar
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Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki
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Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski
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Dekalog
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Committee Chairman
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Barbara Dziekan
Cashier
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Aleksander Bednarz
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Jerzy Zass
Police Commander
Known for
Dekalog
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Judge
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Calling 07
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Artur Barciś
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Known for
Detective Forst
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Krystyna Janda
Dorota
Known for
Decalogue II
Man of Marble
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej
Known for
Sexmission
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Leonard Andrzejewski
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Krzysztof Kieślowski Director · Krzysztof Piesiewicz Screenplay Zbigniew Preisner Composer
First release March 11, 1988 · Produced in Poland · Languages German, Polish
Production
PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
Production
Zespól Filmowy "Tor"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Krótki film o zabijaniu
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
German · Polish
Release dates
Poland · March 11, 1988
Theatrical · Warsaw
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
August 3, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
January 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Greece
August 22, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Netherlands
February 9, 1989 · Theatrical
November 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Russia
October 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD
July 16, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 5, 1997 · Theatrical
September 17, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Switzerland
August 1, 1988 · Theatrical
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