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A Short Film About Killing (1988)
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A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Original name: Krótki film o zabijaniu
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
Style: disturbing, bleak, contemplative, social, psychological, psychological thriller, philosophical, offbeat, neo noir, sad ...
Plot: lawyer, murder, prison, execution, death, dialogue, politics, fighting the system, legal, death row, unrequited love, european, trial, courtroom drama, violence, guilt, death penalty, love, psychology, suicide, philosophy, minimalism, rebel, serial murder, social problems ...
Time: year 1988, 80s, year 1987
Place: poland, eastern europe, warsaw poland, california
Keyword: russian

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Too Young to Die? (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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12 Angry Men (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
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Open Doors (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks ...
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Time: year 1990, 20th century, 80s, 1930s, year 1937
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Dead Man Walking (1995)
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
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Reversible Errors (2004)
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Duration: 173 min.
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Duration: 113 min.
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Style: suspense, emotional, thought provoking, realistic, suspenseful ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
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Red Corner (1997)
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Duration: 122 min.
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Style: suspenseful, suspense, intense, political, psychological ...
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The Deathmaker (1995)
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The Life of David Gale (2003)
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