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Essential Killing is a polonais film of genre War directed by Jerzy Skolimowski released in USA on 20 november 2010 with Vincent Gallo
Essential Killing (2010)
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Add to a movie listEssential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.
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A man is captured in the desert by United States forces after attacking three soldiers, and is soon tortured and brutalized in a secret detention center. He finds himself transported to Poland, along with other prisoners. He manages to escape into the vast frozen woodland, a world away from the home he knew. In order to survive he kills some of those who stray into his path and forages for food both from nature and from those he encounters. A woman gives him shelter, treats his wounds and feeds him before sending him back out into the wilderness. He departs on a white horse and, as the first shoots of spring are seen through the snow, appears to die.Actors
Vincent Gallo
(Mohammed)
Emmanuelle Seigner
(Margaret)
Nicolai Cleve Broch
(Helicopter Pilot 1)
Stig Frode Henriksen
(Helicopter Pilot 2)
David Price
(Interrogating Officer)
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