Essential Killing (2010)
Overview
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,654,073.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.179 |
Directed By
Jerzy Skolimowski
Crew
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski
Beata Ryczkowska
Tomasz Krzemieniecki
Ewa Piaskowska
James McManus
Ewa Piaskowska
Jerzy Skolimowski
Adam Sikora
Paweł Stankiewicz
Garret Farrell
Anne Hamre
Robert Kupisz
Maciej Pawliński
Gabriella Németh
Joanna Kaczyńska
Fiadhnait McCann
Réka Lemhényi
Barbara Conway
Tomasz Matraszek
Robert Flanagan
Janne Røhmen
Paweł Mykietyn
Józef Skolimowski
Paweł Czajor
Marek Rozenbaum
Andrew Lowe
Ingrid Lill Høgtun
Jeremy Thomas
Peter Watson
József Berger
Ed Guiney
Bjarne Bjørndalen
Andrzej Serdiukow
TOP CAST
Vincent Gallo
Mohammed
Emmanuelle Seigner
Margaret
David L. Price
Interrogation Officer
Zach Cohen
American Contractor 1
Iftach Ophir
American Contractor 2
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Helicopter Pilot 1
Stig Frode Henriksen
Helicopter Pilot 2
Dariusz Juzyszyn
Logger
Janusz Wojtarowicz
Margaret's Husband
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