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Essential Killing(Movie, 2010)

1h 24min | Genres: Thriller, War
Essential KillingRating: 2.9/5 (with 6969 votes)
Essential Killing is a 2010 Polish survival political thriller film co-written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner. Gallo stars as an Islamic insurgent, who finds himself fighting for survival in a frozen woodland, pursued by soldiers. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Gallo's performance. The film won several accolades, including the Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, while Gallo also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. ()
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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 24min
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Awards & Nominations for Essential Killing

Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) Golden Lions (disambiguation) European Film Award for Best Cinematographer

About Essential Killing

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

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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.essentialkilling.com
Production countries: Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Poland
Plays in: Afghanistan
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), English (EN), Polish (PL)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/20/2010 (World premiere: 09/06/2010)
Executive Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Director of Photography: Adam Sikora
Costume designer: Anne Hamre
Production Designer: Joanna Kaczynska
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Matança Necessária"
"이센셜 킬링"
Budget: 3,654,073 USD

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