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A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

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CrimeDrama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.601/10

Release Date

11 March 1988

Country

Poland

Cast

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Przewodniczacy Komisji

Barbara Dziekan

Barbara Dziekan

Bileterka

Aleksander Bednarz

Aleksander Bednarz

Kat

Jerzy Zass

Jerzy Zass

Naczelnik

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Artur Barciś

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Dorota

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Wieslaw Bednarz

Wieslaw Bednarz

Zbigniew Borek

Zbigniew Borek

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Władysław Byrdy

Władysław Byrdy

Andrzej Gawroński

Andrzej Gawroński

Henryk Guzek

Henryk Guzek

Iwona Głębicka

Iwona Głębicka

Photo Store Clerk

Elżbieta Helman

Elżbieta Helman

Beatka

Marzena Manteska

Marzena Manteska

Piotr's Wife

Małgorzata Pieczyńska

Małgorzata Pieczyńska

Fortune Teller

Zdzisław Rychter

Zdzisław Rychter

Cartoonist

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