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ESSENTIAL KILLING (Past Film)
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Completed - ENGLISH, POLISH - Drama - 89 minutes

Log Line

A thriller following a political prisoner who escapes into a vast snow-blanketed forest. Forced into extreme survival mode, he must kill everyone who strays into his path.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2010 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
Writer(s) : Ewa PIASKOWSKA, Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI
Cast : Emmanuelle SEIGNER, Vincent GALLO

Producer(s) : Ewa PIASKOWSKA, Jeremy THOMAS, Jerzy SKOLIMOWSKI

Synopsis

Captured by the US military in Afghanistan, Mohammed is transported to a secret detention center in Eastern Europe. When the vehicle he is riding in crashes, he finds himself suddenly free and on the run in a snow-blanketed forest, a world away from the desert home he knew. Relentlessly pursued by an army that does not officially exist, Mohammed must confront the need to kill in order to survive.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, POLAND

ARGENTINA IFA CINEMA
FRANCE SURREAL FILMS
ITALY Dec 18, 2014 MOVIES INSPIRED
NORWAY EVIL DOGHOUSE S
POLAND SYRENA FILM
SPAIN VERSUS ENTERTAI
TAIWAN CINEPLEX DEVELO
TURKEY CALINOS FILMS
UNITED KIN CURZON ARTIFICI
UNITED KIN CURZON FILM WOR
USA TRIBECA ENTERPR

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Festivals and Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2010 - Competition (Special Jury Prize and Coppa Volpi for Best Actor (Vincent Gallo))
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2010 EurAsia


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