Essential Killing
- Release Date: March 31, 2011 (limited)
- Genre: Thriller, War
- Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
- Producer(s): Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska
- Writer(s): Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
- Studio: W2 Media Inc.
- Length: 1h 23m | Classification: 13+
- Official Site: www.essentialkilling.com
Synopsis
In a rocky, sand-swept, sun drenched landscape that clearly suggests Afghanistan, Mohammed, a bearded combatant (Vincent Gallo) ambushes three unwary soldiers before being captured by US forces. Jailed, interrogated and beaten, the man is then shipped off with other detainees to a frozen, wintry, unidentified European nation, where he effects a blood-drenched escape and sets off cross-country, with soldiers, local authorities, dogs and helicopters hot on his trail.