Run to live... kill to survive.
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
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The film's tagline is: "Run to live... kill to survive."
The production budget was $3.7M.
The runtime is 84 minutes (1h 24m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Polish, Arabic, English.
It was a co-production between: Poland, Norway, Ireland, Hungary.
The film was directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
The screenplay was written by Jerzy Skolimowski and Ewa Piaskowska.
The score was composed by Paweł Mykietyn.
Cinematography was handled by Adam Sikora.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1561768.
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Essential Killing
Released
R18+
Polski, العربية, English
Poland, Norway, Ireland, Hungary
$3,654,073
