Essential Killing

“Run to live... kill to survive.”

5.9

2010

1h 24m

ThrillerWar

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

Key Crew

Director

Jerzy Skolimowski

Producers

Jerzy Skolimowski

Ewa Piaskowska

Writers

Jerzy Skolimowski

James McManus

Ewa Piaskowska

Cinematography

Adam Sikora

Music

Paweł Mykietyn

Cast (9)

Vincent Gallo

Mohammed

Emmanuelle Seigner

Margaret

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Essential Killing

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