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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

Full cast & crew

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

16

MA

16

K-16

12

16

B15

15

18+

M18

18

15

Total grosses

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Global total gross
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Total views:
22
First viewed:
19th Apr 2026
Last viewed:
15th Jun 2026
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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