A Short Film About Killing

Name: A Short Film About Killing
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1988-03-11
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.6

1988 · Movie · Not Rated · 85 min · ★ 7.6 · 86% critics

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In bleak 1980s Warsaw, a drifting young man commits a shocking, seemingly motiveless killing that ripples outward through the city. As the justice system closes in, the story shifts into a tense moral confrontation that questions punishment, cruelty, and what society calls justice.

Based on Decalogue V

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Original title: Krótki film o zabijaniu
Years: 1988
Release date: 1988-03-11
Language: PL
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 85 min
Critic score: 86/100
TMDB rating: 7.6/10 (402 votes)

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You’ll likely connect with this if you want a grim, thought-provoking crime-and-punishment story that challenges the death penalty and lingers emotionally, like Dekalog; Not for you if you avoid graphic violence or relentlessly bleak viewing.

Pros: gripping moral questions; haunting bleak mood; powerful performances | Cons: graphic violence; slow, spare setup; missing story details