AtthetimeofthePolishsocialregime,asecurityofficerispromotedtoworkataprisonyard.Introducingconcurrentlywiththenarrator;hespeaksofhimself,histhoughts,hispointofview.Hetellsthatheisnotafraidofbanditsorgangs;onthecontraryhegetsakickoutarmedconflicts.Togetastartinhisnewduty,heshopsforawatchdog;andhebuysanuntrainedattackdogashiscompanion.Thenhespeaksoftheadjudicationsthatthedeathsentenceforfugitivesislackinginfluence.Fromhispointofview,thejudicatorytribunalmustexecutethefugitivesinpublic.Inthemorningthenextdayhewearshisuniformandstartworkingwithpride.
Whilstheisonhisduty,averyharmonicmusicscorebeginstobeplayedonthepiano.Thewatchmanspectatesthepeacefullifeonthestreet.Atthattimewecatchonthatsocialismisnotagovernmentalregime;yetit'sanuneducatedbehavior.
Asafinalscenethewatchmanwitnessesofacadetschool'spupilsbeingtaughtofthedemocracy.Heleavesuswithaconfusedsmile.
AsoftandlikablethesisfromthePolishdirectorKieslowski.YoucanfindthisshortdocumentaryasaspecialfeatureinhisDVDofAShortFilmAboutKilling.Itcouldhelpyoutocompasshisfilmlanguage.