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Title: Essential Killing (2010)
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14 wins & 8 nominations.
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| Vincent Gallo | ... | Mohammed | |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | ... | Margaret | |
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Zach Cohen | ... | American Contractor 1 |
| Iftach Ophir | ... | American Contractor 2 | |
| Nicolai Cleve Broch | ... | Helicopter Pilot 1 | |
| Stig Frode Henriksen | ... | Helicopter Pilot 2 | |
| David L. Price | ... | Interrogation Officer (as David Price) | |
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Tracy Spencer Shipp | ... | Young Soldier in Suv |
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Mark Gasperich | ... | Head of Pursuit Team |
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Phillip Goss | ... | Military Doctor |
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Klaudia Kaca | ... | Woman on a Bicycle |
| Dariusz Juzyszyn | ... | Logger | |
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Raymond Josey | ... | American Soldier |
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Robert Mazurkiewicz | ... | Hunter |
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Janusz Wojtarowicz | ... | Margaret's Husband |
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A Taliban member who lives in Afghanistan is taken captive by the Americans after killing an American soldier and two contractors. He is transferred to Europe for interrogation but manages to escape from his captors and becomes an escaped convict on a continent he does not know. Written by Anonymous
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Run to live... kill to survive (UK)Parents Guide:
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Music written by Rafal Modlinski, Karol Ludew, Piotr Leniewicz and Adam Adamczyk and words by Adam Adamczyk
Performed by Moja Adrenalina
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While some characters are named in the end credits, no names are used in the film itself. See more »Goofs
After Mohammed falls in the water he climbs out of the lake. However, in the following scene with the dog he seems dry. See more »Soundtracks
Y DopatrzeniaMusic written by Rafal Modlinski, Karol Ludew, Piotr Leniewicz and Adam Adamczyk and words by Adam Adamczyk
Performed by Moja Adrenalina
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22 October 2010 (Poland) See more »Also Known As:
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EUR3,167,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The film starts with an awesome aerial view of the desert n ends in the vast frozen woodland. A man (Vincent Gallo) responsible for killing three US soldiers is shifted to an unknown location somewhere in Poland. He gets a chance to escape into the frozen wilderness n from this moment on our fugitive has to resort to essential killing n various other stuff to survive, including sucking milk from a lactating female. Even Takashi Mike must hav not thot about this kinda thing. Vincent Gallo's acting is the highlight. His facial expressions speaks more than words. The director n cinematographer shud be commended for their effort.