Essential Killing (2010)

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Run to live... kill to survive.

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

• Released: 2010-09-06
• Genres: Thriller, War
• Runtime: 1h 24m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 177 votes

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.

Top cast

• Vincent Gallo as Mohammed
• Emmanuelle Seigner as Margaret
• David L. Price as Interrogation Officer
• Zach Cohen as American Contractor 1
• Iftach Ophir as American Contractor 2
• Nicolai Cleve Broch as Helicopter Pilot 1
• Stig Frode Henriksen as Helicopter Pilot 2
• Dariusz Juzyszyn as Logger
• Janusz Wojtarowicz as Margaret's Husband

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Where to watch Essential Killing

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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