Essential Killing Nabs Four Polish Film Awards | The Irish Film & Television Network

Directed by veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski (Moonlighting), ‘Essential Killing’ tells the story of an Afghan man, played by Vincent Gallo (Buffalo ‘66) who captured by American forces in Kabul, who finds himself transported to a nameless European country. He manages to escape into the vast frozen woodland and is forced into extreme survival mode where he must kill anyone who strays into his path.

The script of the Irish/Polish/Norwegian/Hungarian co-production, was written by Jerzy Skolimowski and Ewa Piaskowska, and produced by Skopia Film in co-production with Element Pictures. The co-production was partly funded by the Irish Film Board and was shot in Israel, Poland and Norway with the sound post-production carried out in Ireland. Element Picture’s Andrew Lowe (Five Minutes of Heaven) and Ed Guiney are both Executive Producers on the film with Adam Sikora (Angelus) as the director of photography.

The IFTA nominated film has already enjoyed much success having won the special jury award and best actor award for Vincent Gallo at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. ‘Essential Killing’ will receive a limited Irish theatrical release on Friday, April 1st where it is being distributed by Element Pictures Distribution. Tribeca Film, the distribution branch of the Tribeca Film Festival has signed on to distribute the feature in the U.S., making ‘Essential Killing’ the 13th title to have been taken on by the distribution group.

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