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Essential Killing

Run to live... kill to survive.

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

1h 24m2010TMDb 5.9

ThrillerWar

English

Crew and Cast

Jerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiDirectorVincent GalloVincent GalloMohammedEmmanuelle SeignerEmmanuelle SeignerMargaretDavid L. PriceDavid L. PriceInterrogation OfficerZach CohenZach CohenAmerican Contractor 1Iftach OphirIftach OphirAmerican Contractor 2Nicolai Cleve BrochNicolai Cleve BrochHelicopter Pilot 1Stig Frode HenriksenStig Frode HenriksenHelicopter Pilot 2Dariusz JuzyszynDariusz JuzyszynLoggerJanusz WojtarowiczJanusz WojtarowiczMargaret's Husband

Storyline

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
6 September 2010
Runtime
1h 24m
TMDB score
5.9 / 10 (179 votes)

Production

Director
Jerzy Skolimowski
Writers
Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska, James McManus
Studios
Skopia Film, Cylinder Production, Element Pictures
Countries
Poland, Norway, Ireland

Box Office

Budget
$3.7M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Polish, Arabic, English