Essential Killing

UPC: 767685254479

Studio: New Video Group

Summary: A soldier must fight for his own survival as well as the cause of his people in this powerful drama from acclaimed Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski. A pair of American security operatives (Zach Cohen and Iftach Ofir) are on patrol in Afghanistan when they stumble upon a Taliban fighter (Vincent Gallo), who kills them despite his terror and nervousness. While trying to escape, the Afghan is captured by American forces; he's tortured during interrogation, but doesn't tell the Americans anything, in part because an explosion has made it difficult for him to hear what they're saying. The Americans ship the Afghan off to a detention facility with a number of other Taliban soldiers, but upon arrival he's able to escape. However, the Afghan finds himself in a forbidding snowbound climate, and with no provisions or warm clothing he struggles to simply survive as he avoids his pursuers and struggles to find some way to get home. Shot with very little dialogue (and almost none delivered by leading man Gallo), Essential Killing received its North American premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: War

Awards: Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented – London Film Festival Film Presented – Venice International Film Festival

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Interview with director Jerry Skolimmowksi, presented by American Express

Essential Killing

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/24/2012

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 85 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Essential Killing
1. Boxed In [8:14]
2. Interrogation [4:38]
3. Escape [4:19]
4. Desperation [7:24]
5. The Chase [7:44]
6. The Struggle [8:47]
7. The Trees [5:35]
8. Bad Berries [8:43]
9. Food [7:22]
10. Images of Home [5:50]
11. Respite [7:50]
12. The Ride [8:17]

Cast and Crew: Jerzy Skolimowski  Director 
Jerzy Skolimowski  Producer 
Jerzy Skolimowski  Screenwriter 
Jeremy Thomas  Executive Producer 
Pawel Mykietyn  Composer (Music Score) 
Andrew Lowe  Executive Producer 
Ewa Piaskowska  Producer 
Ewa Piaskowska  Screenwriter 
Vincent Gallo  Actor 
Emmanuelle Seigner  Actor 

Country: Hungary,Poland,Ireland,Norway