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Essential Killing

Turkish title: Ölümüne Kaçış

“Run to live... kill to survive.”

2010 · 1 h 23 min
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
ActionThrillerWar

Cast

Vincent Gallo Emmanuelle Seigner Zach Cohen

Credits

Written by: Jerzy Skolimowski

Plot

A fugitive from a US prison convoy tries to survive alone in a snowy European forest.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jerzy Skolimowski's survival thriller follows Vincent Gallo's escaped prisoner alone in a snowy forest. Nearly wordless and physical, it is a stark, tense and politically pointed study of endurance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (8,396 votes)
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