- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 84 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Starring: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz ... see all
- Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Plot: The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by... Read more
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| Aug 12, 1995San Francisco Chronicle
consider diversity a major strength, an artist like Krzysztof Kieslowski, the great Polish film maker, wouldn't stand a chance.....Idiosyncratic, alive to spiritual values and mystical surprises, Kieslowski's films enhance one another like facets of a diamond..... ... Full Review
James Berardinelli's Reviews
A Short Film About Killing is as grim as a motion picture gets....A Short Film About Killing , Krzysztof Kieslowski's powerful examination of the nature of murder, was a stunning success at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, taking home the Jury prize.....the viciousness of the scene illustrates that..... ... Full Review
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Films that presaged the wall's fall
csmonitor.com –
2009-02-19
A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING: Drama. Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. (Not rated. 85 minutes. In Polish with English subtitles. At the Roxie Cinema through August 17.) ... Full Article
A short, disturbing "Film About Killing'
sfgate.com –
1995-08-11
"A SHORT Film About Killing," the expanded version of the fifth in Polish director Kryzstof Kieslowski's "Dekalog" series, is one of the most horrific films you're likely to see - and one of the most oddly didactic. ... Full Article
Commandment Five: "Thou shalt not kill." A Short Film About Killing , Krzysztof Kieslowski's powerful examination of the nature of murder, was a stunning success at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, taking home the Jury prize. ... Full Article

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