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A Short Film About Killing

Krótki film o zabijaniu

1988

A drifting young man commits a senseless, brutal murder, and an idealistic new lawyer is drawn into his case as the machinery of the death penalty grinds forward. Krzysztof Kieślowski's stark, unflinching indictment of killing in all its forms.

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A Polish moral drama about violence, law, and capital punishment.

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Part of 10 Essential Polish Films

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Poland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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