Essential Killing
“Run to live... kill to survive.”
2010•1h 24m•5.9•Released
ThrillerWar
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
Director
Jerzy Skolimowski
Writer
Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska, James McManus
Budget
$4M
Languages
Polish, Arabic, English
Studio
Skopia Film
Cast
Vincent Gallo
Mohammed
Emmanuelle Seigner
Margaret
David L. Price
Interrogation Officer
Zach Cohen
American Contractor 1
Iftach Ophir
American Contractor 2
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Helicopter Pilot 1
Stig Frode Henriksen
Helicopter Pilot 2
Dariusz Juzyszyn
Logger
Janusz Wojtarowicz
Margaret's Husband
Production
Company
Skopia Film
Company
Cylinder Production
Company
Element Pictures
Company
Mythberg Films
Company
Syrena Films
Company
CANAL+ Polska
Producer
Jerzy Skolimowski
Producer
Ewa Piaskowska
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