A Short Film About Killing
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A Short Film About Killing is a 1988 Polish drama directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski that starkly explores the morality of capital punishment through a brutal murder and its legal aftermath.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
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Jury Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Decalogue V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jacek Łazar
NERFINISHED
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Piotr Balicki NERFINISHED ⓘ taxi driver ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sławomir Idziak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCensorshipImpact | contributed to discussion preceding abolition of death penalty in Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| director | Krzysztof Kieślowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Zespół Filmowy "Tor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ewa Smal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedFrom | episode of The Decalogue ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | color film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
capital punishment
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justice ⓘ morality of the death penalty ⓘ state-sanctioned killing ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| musicBy | Zbigniew Preisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of capital punishment
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influence on debate about death penalty in Poland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| partOf | Dekalog project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
brutal murder
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execution by hanging ⓘ legal aftermath of murder ⓘ |
| producer | Ryszard Chutkowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Zespoły Filmowe "Tor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-03-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | 1988 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayExpansionOf | Dekalog: Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| stars |
Jan Tesarz
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Krzysztof Globisz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirosław Baka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
desaturated color palette
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greenish filter cinematography ⓘ |
| writer |
Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Krzysztof Piesiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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