'' A Short Film About Killing '' ( ) is a 1988 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka , Krzysztof Globisz , and Jan Tesarz . Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz , the film was expanded from '' Dekalog : Five '' of the Polish television series '' Dekalog '' . Set in Warsaw , Poland , the film compares the senseless , violent murder of an individual to the cold , calculated execution by the state . '' A Short Film About Killing '' won both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival , as well as the European Film Award for Best Film
1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
A Short Film About Killing