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Killing Season

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
37K
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Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
Deep in the Appalachian mountains, a reclusive American military veteran and a European tourist strike up an unlikely friendship. But when the tourist's true intentions come to light, what follows is a tense battle across some of AmericaÂ’s most forbidding landscape proving the old adage: the purest form of war is one-on-one.
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Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, find their unlikely friendship tested when one of them reveals their true intentions.Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, find their unlikely friendship tested when one of them reveals their true intentions.Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, find their unlikely friendship tested when one of them reveals their true intentions.

IMDb RATING
5.4/10
37K
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  • Director
    • Mark Steven Johnson
  • Writer
    • Evan Daugherty
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • John Travolta
    • Milo Ventimiglia
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mark Steven Johnson
  • Writer
    • Evan Daugherty
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • John Travolta
    • Milo Ventimiglia
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    • 171User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
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    Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro and John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro in Killing Season (2013)
    John Travolta in Killing Season (2013)
    Robert De Niro in Killing Season (2013)

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Benjamin Fordas Benjamin Ford
    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Emil Kovacas Emil Kovac
    Milo Ventimiglia
    Milo Ventimiglia
    • Chris Fordas Chris Ford
    Elizabeth Olin
    Elizabeth Olin
    • Sarah Fordas Sarah Ford
    Diana Lyubenova
    • Elenaas Elena
    Kalin Sarmenov
    • Serbianas Serbian
    Stefan Shterev
    • Bar Customeras Bar Customer
    Joseph Oliveira
    • Serbian Soldieras Serbian Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Steven Johnson
    • Writer
      • Evan Daugherty
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    Storyline

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    Killing Season tells the story of two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the Appalachian Mountain wilderness. FORD is a former American soldier who fought on the front lines in Bosnia. When our story begins, he has retreated to a remote cabin in the woods, trying to escape painful memories of war. The drama begins when KOVAC, a former Serbian soldier, seeks Ford out, hoping to settle an old score. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game in which Ford and Kovac fight their own personal World War III, with battles both physical and psychological. By the end of the film, old wounds are opened, suppressed memories are drawn to the surface and long-hidden secrets about both Ford and Kovac are revealed. —producer
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    • Taglines
      • The purest form of war is one on one.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence, some torture, and language including some sexual references
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The project, formerly titled "Shrapnel," was being considered by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage as a reunion project after Face/Off (1997) and by director John McTiernan as a directing vehicle.
    • Goofs
      In the final scene, as Ben exits and taxi and climbs the stairs to his son's front door, he is limping significantly on his left leg although it's his right leg that was injured.
    • Quotes

      Benjamin Ford: Are you proud of what you did? Or maybe you don't want to forget.

      Emil Kovac: Sometimes things become part of you, whether you want them to or not.

    • Crazy credits
      Being the actual footage only 80 minutes long, the film contains a slow paced, 10 minutes end credits sequence to enlarge the overall running time of the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Killing Season' (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Take Your Guns to Town
      Written and Performed by Johnny Cash
      Published by Warner
      Chappell Music Publishing (BMI) Inc o/b/o
      Anne Rachel Music Corp. (ASCAP)
      Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews171

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    Top review
    5/10
    what history? :)
    Just a short comment for all the people complaining about the history facts.

    There wasn't a Serbian Army? true that.. but there where: Arkanovi Tigrovi (Srpska dobrovoljacka garda), Knindze, Crvene beretke, Skorpioni, Seseljevi dobrovoljci, Dusan silni, Beli orlovi (Seseljevci, Osvetnici, Cetnici), Srpski sokolovi, Siltovi and many many more.. and they where not Japanese or chineese or Canadian people. It is to hard to understand to foreign ppl and learn all of them.. so they can say just "serbian army", even officially it wasn't their name.

    Please look at the big picture and do not stick to these 2 words.

    Travolta's Serbian slang is not perfect but he is acting good. I am sure Serbian actors don't speak perfect English to.

    If is a movie. Not the greatest one but still a movie and no one said it is based on a true story.
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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2013 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Belgium
      • Bulgaria
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Shrapnel
    • Filming locations
      • Tallulah Falls, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Corsan
      • Millennium Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,881
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,713
      • Jul 14, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,071,322
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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