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Title: A Short Film About Killing (1988)
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9 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Miroslaw Baka | ... | Jacek | |
| Krzysztof Globisz | ... | Piotr | |
| Jan Tesarz | ... | Taksówkarz | |
| Zbigniew Zapasiewicz | ... | Przewodniczacy Komisji | |
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Barbara Dziekan | ... | Bileterka |
| Aleksander Bednarz | ... | Kat | |
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Jerzy Zass | ... | Naczelnik |
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Zdzislaw Tobiasz | ... | Sedzia |
| Artur Barcis | ... | Mlody medczyzna | |
| Krystyna Janda | ... | Dorota | |
| Olgierd Lukaszewicz | ... | Andrzej | |
| Leonard Andrzejewski | ... | Kumpel pijanego na postoju taksówek (as L. Andrzejewski) | |
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Wieslaw Bednarz | ... | (as W. Bednarz) |
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Zbigniew Borek | ... | (as Z. Borek) |
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Wladyslaw Byrdy | ... | (as W. Byrdy) |
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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 a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings shown in the most graphic detail imaginable), while the murderer's idealistic young defence lawyer ends up as an unwilling accessory to the judicial murder of his client. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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Piotr Balicki: Against what you did.
Jacek Lazar: Same thing...
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Lyrics by Wanda Chotomska and music by Wlodzimierz Korcz
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The quote mentioned by Piotr during his final examination, "...since Cain the world has neither been intimidated nor ameliorated by punishment ...", is from Karl Marx (explaining why the examiners know the source), published on January 28, 1853. See more »Quotes
Jacek Lazar: I didn't listen in court, not until you called to me. They were all... all against me.Piotr Balicki: Against what you did.
Jacek Lazar: Same thing...
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Opowiem ci o lwie (I will tell you about a lion)Lyrics by Wanda Chotomska and music by Wlodzimierz Korcz
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11 August 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Have you ever just want to lash out at somebody because emotions have been building up inside you for so long? This is what A Short Film About Killing is about. Perfectly executed and realistically pictured. The pacing is phenomenal, the excitement building up to every scene is breath taking and the way the film portrays youth, adults and the sad depravity of humanity is outstanding.
Beyond words, A Short Film About Killing is undoubtedly one of the best films I've seen. Though the subtitles, for English and non-Polish viewers, mildly take away from the metaphoric scenes, this film is beyond fantastic. Very much worthy of all the praise and love that this great film has received.