A Short Film About Killing

7.6

1988

1h 25m

CrimeDrama

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

Key Crew

Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Producers

Ryszard Chutkowski

Writers

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Cinematography

Slawomir Idziak

Music

Zbigniew Preisner

Cast (23)

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

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