I'm a Killer

{{Infobox film

| name = I'm a Killer

| image = I'm a Killer poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Maciej Pieprzyca

| producer = {{Plainlist |

Renata Czarnkowska-Listos
Maria Golos

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| writer = Maciej Pieprzyca

| starring = {{Plainlist |

Mirosław Haniszewski
Arkadiusz Jakubik
Agata Kulesza
Magdalena Popławska
Piotr Adamczyk
Karolina Staniec

}}

| narrator =

| music = Bartosz Chajdecki

| cinematography = Paweł Dyllus

| editing = Leszek Starzyński

| production_companies = {{Plainlist |

RE Studio
Telewizja Polska
Monternia
Agora SA
Silesia Film

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| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2016|09|20|Gdynia Film Festival|2016|11|4|df=yes}}

| runtime = 117 minutes

| country = Poland

| language = Polish

| budget =

| gross = $578 768{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6104058/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=I'm a Killer (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo}}

}}

I'm a Killer ({{langx|pl|Jestem mordercą}}) is a 2016 Polish crime film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca.{{cite web |url=http://www.cineuropa.org/en/film/318011/ |title=I'm a Killer (Jestem mordercą) |last= |first= |date= |website=Cineuropa |publisher= |access-date=21 February 2017 |quote=}} It is based on the case of the serial killer Zdzisław Marchwicki.

Plot

The main character of the film, Janusz Jasiński, is a young lieutenant of the Citizens' Militia. As the investigation into the female serial killer is at a standstill so far, Jasinski is appointed the new head of the investigation group. He tries to do everything to seize a life chance and catch a serial killer. After a circumstantial investigation, under the pressure of his superiors, he indicates a suspect in the person of Wiesław Kalicki, who still does not plead guilty. As the trial progresses, Jasiński basked in fame, ignoring testimony that could provide evidence pointing to a possible real murderer. Jasiński's opportunism triumphs over his doubts, and Kalicki is sentenced to death.{{Cite web |title="Jestem mordercą" – reż. Maciej Pieprzyca – recenzja i ocena filmu |url=https://histmag.org/Jestem-morderca-rez.-Maciej-Pieprzyca-recenzja-filmu-14276 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=histmag.org}} Soon Jasiński's professional career and personal life collapse. In the last scene, Jasiński attends an exhibition showing the cast face of Kalicki; the reflection of the policeman on the site merges with the image of the alleged murderer.{{cite web|title=Jestem mordercą|author=Maciej Pieprzyca|publisher=Next Film|issue=DVD|date=2016}}

Cast

Mirosław Haniszewski as Janusz Jasiński, a determined young detective who leads the manhunt for Poland's first official serial killer
Arkadiusz Jakubik as Wiesław Kalicki, a labourer who is forced into signing a confession to being a serial killer
Agata Kulesza as Lidia Kalicka
Magdalena Popławska as Teresa Jasińska
Piotr Adamczyk as Aleksander Stępski
Karolina Staniec as Anka

Reception

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter said that the film utilises "quality tech work ... to create a barely colored world of bureaucracy and shadows", describing it as a "classic think piece slipped into an accessible genre".{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/i-m-a-killer-review-1018655 |title='I'm a Killer (Jestem Morderca)': Film Review {{!}} Shanghai 2017 |last=Young |first=Deborah |date=6 July 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher= |access-date=24 August 2018 |quote=}}

I'm a Killer has been positively received by critics. The direction of Pieprzyca and the acting of Haniszewski and Jakubik were praised. The film was awarded many times, including the award for directing at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Silver Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival. At the Polish Film Award I'm a Killer, was nominated in nine categories, but only the supporting roles – Jakubik and Agata Kulesza – received statuettes.

= Accolades =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Awards ceremony / Film festival !scope="col"\|Category !scope="col"\|Recipient(s) !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
rowspan="2"\|2016 \|rowspan="2"\|Gdynia Film Festival \|Silver Lions \|I'm a Killer \|{{Won}} \|rowspan="7"\|{{cite web \|url=https://www.lunapalace.com.au/select-film+2701+polff-im-a-killer \|title=POLFF: I'M A KILLER \|last= \|first= \|date= \|website=Luna Palace Cinemas \|publisher= \|access-date=24 August 2018 \|quote=}}
Best Screenplay \|Maciej Pieprzyca \|{{Won}}
rowspan="5"\|2017 \|rowspan="2"\|Polish Film Awards: Eagles \|Best Supporting Actress \|Agata Kulesza \|{{Won}}
Best Supporting Actor \|Arkadiusz Jakubik \|{{Won}}
rowspan="2"\|Cottbus Film Festival \|Best Director \|Maciej Pieprzyca \|{{Won}}
Outstanding Actor \|Mirosław Haniszewski \|{{Won}}
Shanghai International Film Festival \|Best Director \|Maciej Pieprzyca \|{{Won}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"

scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Awards ceremony / Film festival

!scope="col"|Category

!scope="col"|Recipient(s)

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2"|2016

|rowspan="2"|Gdynia Film Festival

|Silver Lions

|I'm a Killer

|{{Won}}

|rowspan="7"|{{cite web |url=https://www.lunapalace.com.au/select-film+2701+polff-im-a-killer |title=POLFF: I'M A KILLER |last= |first= |date= |website=Luna Palace Cinemas |publisher= |access-date=24 August 2018 |quote=}}

Best Screenplay

|Maciej Pieprzyca

|{{Won}}

rowspan="5"|2017

|rowspan="2"|Polish Film Awards: Eagles

|Best Supporting Actress

|Agata Kulesza

|{{Won}}

Best Supporting Actor

|Arkadiusz Jakubik

|{{Won}}

rowspan="2"|Cottbus Film Festival