- Country: France, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Poland
- Genres: Action, Thriller, War
- Release: 2010-10-22
- Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
- Writers: Jerzy Skolimowski , Ewa Piaskowska , James McManus
- Language: English | Polish | Arabic
- Stars: Vincent Gallo , Emmanuelle Seigner , Zach Cohen , Iftach Ophir , Nicolai Cleve Broch , Stig Frode Henriksen , David L. Price (I) , Tracy Spencer Shipp , Mark Gasperich , Phillip Goss
- Runtime: 83 min
- Awards: 14 wins & 9 nominations
- AKA: Essential Killing - Matar para Viver (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Nujno ubijanje (Slovenia) , Essence (United States of America) , Essential Killing (Canada) , Ölésre ítélve (Hungary) , Essential Killing (Argentina) , O thanatos sou i zoi mou (Greece) , Matança Necessária (Brazil) , Essential Killing (Poland) , Essential Killing (United Kingdom) , Ölümüne Kaçış (Turkey) , Необходимое убийство (Russian Federation) , 必要的杀戮 (China) , エッセンシャル・キリング (Japan) , Ubojstvo iz nužde (Croatia) , Ο θάνατός σου η ζωή μου (Greece) , Essential Killing (Germany) , Същинско убийство (Bulgaria) , Nužno ubistvo (Serbia) , Essential Killing , Asesinato esencial (Argentina) , Essential Killing (France, French Republic) , Essential Killing (Italy) , Instinct de survie (Canada)
- Plot:
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
- IMDB:tt1561768
Essential Killing Cast · · · ALL
Jerzy Skolimowski
Director
Vincent Gallo
Mohammed
Emmanuelle Seigner
Margaret
David L. Price
(I)
Interrogation Officer
Zach Cohen
American Contractor 1
Iftach Ophir
American Contractor 2
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Helicopter Pilot 1
Stig Frode Henriksen
Helicopter Pilot 2
Dariusz Juzyszyn
Logger