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Essential Killing

Essential Killing · dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Ireland, Norway, Poland, Hungary 2010, 83’

Screenings

06/28, 22:30 · Open Space

Trailer

We don’t know, whether he is an Al-Qaeda militant or an innocent man, who found himself in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Mohammed was caught by American soldiers in Afghanistan and taken to a secret base, somewhere in Central Europe, but manages to escape. He will not hesitate to commit even the most brutal crime, if it guarantee his survival.

It is a powerful, moving and cliffhanging film that keeps the suspense until the very last scene.

Director:Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay:Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska
Music:Paweł Mykietyn
Cinematography:Adam Sikora
Editing:Maciej Pawliński, Réka Lemhényi
Cast:Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Phillip Goss, David L. Price
Awards:Nagroda CinemAvvenire, Nagroda Specjalna Jury, Puchar Volpi – MFF w Wenecji / CinemAvvenire Award, Special Award of the Jury, Volpi Cup – IFF in Venice (2010); Najlepszy Film, Najlepsza reżyseria, Najlepsza muzyka, Najlepszy Montaż – Orły / Best Film, Best Directing, Best Music, Best Editing – Eagles (2011); Najlepszy film, Najlepszy reżyser, Najlepsza muzyka, Najlepsze zdjęcia, Najlepszy montaż – Złote Lwy / Best Film, Best Director, Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Editing – Golden Lions (2011)