Essential Killing (2010): Syrena Films

Essential Killing by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski has won the special jury prize at the 67th Venice Film Festival.

Skolimowski received the award from Quentin Tarantino, who was chair of the seven-member jury.

The director also collected the ‘Best Actor’ award on behalf of Vincent Gallo, who plays the lead role in Essential Killing.

Gallo was considered favourite to pick up the award for his skilful portrayal of a Taliban fighter who does not say a single word throughout the whole film.

Gallo’s character is taken prisoner by Americans who suspect him of killing three US soldiers. While being transported through Eastern Europe he escapes and embarks on a bloody fight for survival.

Essential Killing is a Polish-Hungarian-Norwegian-Irish production and also stars Emmanuelle Seigner.

The 72 year-old Polish director has many internationally-acclaimed films to his credit, made both in Poland and abroad, such as Walkover (1965), Barrier (1966), Le depart (1967), Deep End (1970), King, Queen, Knave (1972), The Shout (1978) and Moonlighting (1982).

In 2008, he returned to film-making after a lapse of seventeen years with the highly successful Four Nights with Anna.

The Golden Lion for Best Film was won by Sofia Coppola for Somewhere. (mk/pg)

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