Essential Killing
Turkish title: Ölümüne Kaçış
“Run to live... kill to survive.”
2010 · 1 h 23 min
Cast
Vincent Gallo 
Emmanuelle Seigner Zach Cohen
Credits
Written by: 
Jerzy Skolimowski
Plot
A fugitive from a US prison convoy tries to survive alone in a snowy European forest.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jerzy Skolimowski's survival thriller follows Vincent Gallo's escaped prisoner alone in a snowy forest. Nearly wordless and physical, it is a stark, tense and politically pointed study of endurance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2010: Best Film (Golden Ástor Winners)
- Venice Film Festival 2010: Best Actor (Volpi Cup for Best Actor) — Vincent Gallo
- Venice Film Festival 2010: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
- Polish Film Awards (Eagles) 2011: Best Director (Polish Academy Award for Best Director) — Jerzy Skolimowski
- Polish Film Awards (Eagles) 2011: Best Film (Polish Academy Award for Best Film)
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (8,396 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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