A Short Film About Killing

Mar 11, 1988

1h 25m

★ 7.6

Overview

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

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"

Zespół Filmowy "Tor"

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Cast

Jacek Łazar

Mirosław Baka

Piotr Balicki

Krzysztof Globisz

Waldemar Rekowski

Jan Tesarz

Committee Chairman

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Cashier

Barbara Dziekan

The Executioner

Aleksander Bednarz

Police Commander

Jerzy Zass

Judge

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Young Man

Artur Barciś

Dorota

Krystyna Janda

Andrzej

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Leonard Andrzejewski

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