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A Short Film About Killing

 1988
 84 minutes (1 hrs 24 mins)
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Directed by

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Starring

Miroslaw Baka · Krzysztof Globisz · Jan Tesarz · Zbigniew Zapasiewicz · Barbara Dziekan · Aleksander Bednarz

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Release dates

US release date US release
11th August 1995
France release date France release
26th October 1988
West Germany release date West Germany release
26th January 1989

Other movies in this series

A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Love

Certificates

US
Not Rated

12

K-16

15

16

15

MA

18

16

M18

B15

16

18+

Total grosses

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News from around the web
Kieślowski on the Mountaintop  Commonweal Magazine Fri, 10th April 2026

Some YouTube videos of Natalie McNally killer Stephen McCullagh remain online - including a short movie film where he tries to kill a woman  Belfast News Letter Thu, 26th March 2026

‘A Short Film About Killing’: The movie that brought an end to the Polish death penalty  Far Out Magazine Sat, 10th February 2024

A Short Film About Killing  Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews Mon, 4th August 2008

Where to begin with Krzysztof Kieślowski  BFI Sun, 26th March 2023

A Short Film about Killing (1988)  Sciences Po Tue, 4th March 2025