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Essential Killing

Essential Killing

Run to live... kill to survive.

20105.91h 24m

Overview

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

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Written by Jerzy Skolimowski, James McManus, Ewa Piaskowska
Produced by Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska
Box OfficeBudget: $3.7M0

Top Cast

Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo

Mohammed

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Margaret

D

David L. Price

Interrogation Officer

Zach Cohen

Zach Cohen

American Contractor 1

Iftach Ophir

Iftach Ophir

American Contractor 2

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Helicopter Pilot 1

Stig Frode Henriksen

Stig Frode Henriksen

Helicopter Pilot 2

Dariusz Juzyszyn

Dariusz Juzyszyn

Logger

Janusz Wojtarowicz

Janusz Wojtarowicz

Margaret's Husband

Themes & Keywords

talibanbreastfeeding

About Essential Killing

Essential Killing is a thriller, war film released in 2010 exploring themes of taliban, breastfeeding. Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it stars Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, David L. Price. A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

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