Essential Killing

2010
1 Std. 23 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,1/10

8223

IHRE BEWERTUNG

A Taliban member who lives in Afghanistan is taken captive by the Americans after killing three American soldiers. 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.

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Action Thriller War

Ein afghanischer Kriegsgefangener versucht zu fliehen.Ein afghanischer Kriegsgefangener versucht zu fliehen.Ein afghanischer Kriegsgefangener versucht zu fliehen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,1/10

8223

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 15 Gewinne & 9 Nominierungen insgesamt

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The movie never reveals what part of the world Mohammed has been taken to. But the coordinates given by a helicopter crew, 53 39 N 25 33 E, is located in a heavily wooded area of northwest Belarus.

Patzer
After Mohammed falls in the water he climbs out of the lake. However, in the following scene with the dog he seems dry.

Verbindungen
Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2010 (2010)

Soundtracks
Mie Toleruje - Bije
Music written by Rafal Modlinski, Karol Ludew, Piotr Leniewicz and Adam Adamczyk
Performed by Moja Adrenalina

only the desperate understand war

You've rarely seen a movie like Jerzy Skolimowski's "Essential Killing". Vincent Gallo (of "Buffalo '66") plays an escaped POW from Afghanistan who roams the European countryside in midwinter hoping to be able to survive in this unfamiliar setting. The absence of dialogue - except for a few lines - gives the film an especially surreal feel. There's no particular political message. The message is: when you're on your own, you'd better have your wits about you.

This is the first Skolimowski movie that I've seen. I'm impressed. I hope to be able to see more of his movies. In the mean time, I recommend this one.

Also starring Emmanuelle Seigner (Roman Polanski's wife).