A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing Polish Krtki film o zabijaniu is a 1988 film directed by Krzysztof Kielowski and starring Mirosaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz. Written by Krzysztof Kielowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film was expanded from Decalogue V of the Polish television series The Decalogue. Set in Warsaw, Poland, the film compares the senseless, violent murder of an individual to the cold, calculated execution by the state. A Short Film About Killing won both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the European Film Award for Best Film.

Jacek azar Mirosaw Baka is a 21yearold drifter who recently arrived in Warsaw from the countryside and is now aimlessly wandering the streets of the city. He seems to take pleasure in causing other peoples misfortunes he throws a stranger into the urinals of a public toilet after being approached sexually he drops a large stone from a bridge onto a passing vehicle causing an accident and he scares away pigeons to spite an old lady who was feeding them.Piotr Balicki Krzysztof Globisz is a young and idealistic lawyer who has just passed the bar exam. He takes his wife to a caf where they discuss their future. At the same caf, Jacek is sitting at a table handling a length of rope and a stick which he keeps in his bag. The rope and stick appear to be a weapon. He puts away the rope and stick when he spots two girls playing at the other side of the window and he engages in a game with them. ........

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