A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
Top billed cast
Mirosław BakaJacek Łazar
Krzysztof GlobiszPiotr Balicki
Jan TesarzWaldemar Rekowski
Zbigniew ZapasiewiczPrzewodniczacy Komisji
Barbara DziekanBileterka
Aleksander BednarzKat
Jerzy ZassNaczelnik
Zdzisław TobiaszJudge
Artur BarciśYoung Man
Krystyna JandaDorota
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