'A Short Film About Killing' is based on the Fifth Commandment: 'Thou Shalt Not Kill', and is a psychological vivisection of the brutal and senseless murder of a taxi-driver by a young drifter, with no explanation offered, and no extenuating circumstances given. Kieslowski demonstrates his skill and dexterity as a master of suspense, keeping tensions rising and viewers in knots, producing a searing, powerful moral indictment of capital punishment. Directed by Kieslowski, the director of the 'Three Colours Trilogy', 'A Short Film About Killing' won numerous awards including the Jury Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
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Interview with the Director of Photography
Interview with Kieslowski collaborator, Annette Insdorff
Interview with filmmaker Agnieska Holland
Examination of the film by Antonin Leihm
'A Night Porters Point of View ' - a short film by Kieslowski
Kieslowski Filmography