Skip to content
2010

Essential Killing

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

Credits

Director

Jerzy Skolimowski

Producers

Jerzy Skolimowski , Ewa Piaskowska , Andrew Lowe

Writers

Jerzy Skolimowski , Ewa Piaskowska , James McManus

Cinematographer

Adam Sikora

Composer

Paweł Mykietyn

Cast

Vincent Gallo , Emmanuelle Seigner , David L. Price , Zach Cohen , Iftach Ophir , Nicolai Cleve Broch , Stig Frode Henriksen , Dariusz Juzyszyn , Janusz Wojtarowicz

Studios

Element Pictures , CANAL+ Polska , Skopia Film , Cylinder Production , Mythberg Films , Syrena Films

Genres

Thriller War

Posters

5
Essential Killing (2010) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Essential Killing (2010) international poster - US
US international
Essential Killing (2010) character poster - US
US character
Essential Killing (2010) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Essential Killing (2010) imax poster - US
US imax

Related Films

11 Minutes (2015) movie poster
11 Minutes2015
EO (2022) movie poster
EO2022
The Other Lamb (2020) movie poster
The Other Lamb2020
The Siege of Jadotville (2016) movie poster
The Siege of Jadotville2016
Beast of War (2025) movie poster
Beast of War2025
Burial (2022) movie poster
Burial2022