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KARBALA
DISTR DVD-video, VOD, GERMANY
Local title : BATTLE FOR KARBALA  ;  Release date : Apr 26, 2018
 
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Completed - POLISH, ENGLISH, ARABIC, RUSSIAN - Drama, True Story - 116 minutes

Log Line

In April of 2004, in Karbala, Iraq, the largest battle fought by Polish soldiers took place since the end of World War II.

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Krzysztof LUKASZEWICZ
Writer(s) : Krzysztof LUKASZEWICZ
Cast : Bartlomiej TOPA, Antoni KROLIKOWSKI, Hristo SHOPOV

Producer(s) : Wlodzimierz NIDERHAUS (WFDIF - DOCUMENTARY & FEATURE FILM STUDIO)

Synopsis

During a Muslim holiday, Al-Qaida and al-Sadr militants staged an uprising against the stabilization forces. The target of especially fierce attacks was the Karbala City Hall – the seat of lawful Iraqi authorities an police headquarters.
For four days and nights an 80-man Polish-Bulgarian unit held off all attacks by the terrorists, despite lacking food and expending almost all ammunition and persevered until relief forces arrived.

Production

Country(ies) : POLAND, BULGARIA

GERMANY Apr 26, 2018 EUROVIDEO MEDIE
JAPAN NEW SELECT CO.


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Festivals and Awards

Gdynia 2015 (Golden Kangaroo Award of the Australian Distributors)
DENVER 2015
CHICAGO POLISH 2015 (Special Prize of the Jury; Audience Award)
TOFIFEST TORUN 2015 (Golden Angel for the Best Polish Film)


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