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A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING

Krótki film o zabijaniu

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Poland, 1988
Drama, Crime
  • 8282 minutes

Synopsis

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief, for Piotr, the injustice of killing.

Synopsis

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief, for Piotr, the injustice of killing.