Rotten
The film forces the audience to confront the most vile aspects of life, without offering enough intellectual substance to justify sitting through such brutality.
Caryn James, New York Times
A Short Film About Killing
1988 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Overview
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
Director and cast
- Krzysztof Kieślowski Director
- Mirosław Baka as Jacek Lazar
- Jerzy Zass as Naczelnik
- Aleksander Bednarz as Kat
- Jan Tesarz as Waldemar Rekowski
- Krzysztof Globisz as Piotr Balicki
- Barbara Dziekan as Bileterka
- Zdzisław Tobiasz as Judge
- Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Andrzej
- Wieslaw Bednarz Cast
- Leonard Andrzejewski Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Kieslowski movingly demonstrates the unexpected connections that strangers make, and ponders the metaphysical forces that not only bind us, but also redeem us.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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