A Short Film About Killing

16
1h 25m
1988
7.6 /10 (372)

Overview

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

Country : Poland
Languages : Polski
Released Date: 1988-03-11

Top Billed Cast

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Przewodniczacy Komisji

Barbara Dziekan

Bileterka

Aleksander Bednarz

Kat

Jerzy Zass

Naczelnik

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Krystyna Janda

Dorota

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej

Leonard Andrzejewski

Wieslaw Bednarz

Zbigniew Borek

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Władysław Byrdy

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