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Mood:
- BleakContemplativeSuspensefulThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Dedicated LawyerFighting the SystemLegal ActionCourtroom DramaDeath RowMurderDeadlyLegal more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- 80s
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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A Short Film About Killing, 1988
Polish
Poland
Profile of A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing can be described as thought provoking, bleak, and contemplative. The plot revolves around death row, a dedicated lawyer, and legal action. The main genres are drama, foreign, and crime. In approach, A Short Film About Killing is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1980s. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of A Short Film About Killing
One of director Krzysztof Kieslowski's greatest achievements, A Short Film About Killing has become both a politically and artistically influential masterpiece. The relatively simple story about a young man, sentenced to death for his murder of a cab driver, makes an important statement about capital punishment and the fine line between victim and murderer. The technical feat undertaken to support the weight of the film's message is astounding, including the use of six hundred different green filters by cinematographer Slavomir Idziak. Kieslowski's final product provides not only a compelling social commentary, but also a benchmark in cinematic technique.
Details
| Language: | Polish |
| Country: | Poland |
| Release date: | 23 September 1989 |
| Runtime: | 84 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jacek Lazar
as Piotr Balicki
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