Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. A foreign film (Poland). Special features: Interview with Sławomir Idziak; interview with Annette Insdorf; interview with Agnieska Holland; interview with Antonin Liehm; "A Night Porter's Point of View" short film by Krzysztof Kieślowski; Kieślowski filmography.
Summary:
A psychological vivisection of the brutal and senseless murder of a taxi-driver by a young drifter, with no explanation offered and no extenuating circumstances given. The equally searing execution of the murderer presents a powerful moral indictment of capital punishment.
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