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.
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| A Short Film About Killing canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Short Film About Killing Context triple: [Slawomir Idziak, workedOn, A Short Film About Killing]
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A.
Dogville
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B.
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C.
Blue Ruin
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Tideland
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Short Film About Killing Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Dogville
Dogville is a 2003 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, known for its minimalist stage-like set and allegorical exploration of human nature and cruelty.
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B.
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 neo-noir romantic thriller film starring Kristen Stewart as a reclusive gym manager drawn into a violent, obsessive relationship with an ambitious bodybuilder.
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C.
Blue Ruin
Blue Ruin is a 2013 American independent revenge thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, acclaimed for its minimalist storytelling, atmospheric tension, and grounded, character-driven approach to violence.
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D.
Tideland
Tideland is a dark fantasy drama film known for its surreal, disturbing portrayal of a young girl's imagination as she copes with isolation and trauma in a desolate rural setting.
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E.
Carnivàle
Carnivàle is an American HBO television drama series set during the Great Depression that blends dark fantasy, mysticism, and a traveling carnival backdrop to explore an epic struggle between good and evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
FIPRESCI Prize
Jury Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival
|
| basedOn |
Decalogue V
ⓘ
linked to:
The Decalogue
|
| character |
Jacek Łazar
ⓘ
Piotr Balicki ⓘ taxi driver ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Sławomir Idziak
ⓘ
linked to:
Slawomir Idziak
|
| countryCensorshipImpact | contributed to discussion preceding abolition of death penalty in Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| director | Krzysztof Kieślowski ⓘ |
| distributor |
Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Studio Filmowe TOR
|
| editedBy | Ewa Smal ⓘ |
| expandedFrom | episode of The Decalogue ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | color film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
capital punishment
ⓘ
justice ⓘ morality of the death penalty ⓘ state-sanctioned killing ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| musicBy | Zbigniew Preisner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of capital punishment
ⓘ
influence on debate about death penalty in Poland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| partOf | Dekalog project ⓘ |
| portrays |
brutal murder
ⓘ
execution by hanging ⓘ legal aftermath of murder ⓘ |
| producer | Ryszard Chutkowski ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Zespoły Filmowe "Tor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Studio Filmowe TOR
|
| releaseDate | 1988-03-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | 1988 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| screenplayExpansionOf | Dekalog: Five ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| stars |
Jan Tesarz
ⓘ
Krzysztof Globisz ⓘ Mirosław Baka ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
desaturated color palette
ⓘ
greenish filter cinematography ⓘ |
| writer |
Krzysztof Kieślowski
ⓘ
Krzysztof Piesiewicz ⓘ |
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