Vincent Gallo (Tetro, Buffalo ‘66) stars as a Middle-Eastern insurgent captured by US forces and transported to a secret detention centre somewhere in Europe.
When the vehicle he is riding in crashes, he escapes into a snowy wilderness, a world way from the desert home he knew.
Forced into extreme survival mode, and relentlessly pursued by an army that does not officially exist, he must confront the necessity to kill in order to survive.
A provocative examination of the modes of modern warfare and the limits of human endurance, this riveting thriller from veteran filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End) is anchored by an extraordinary, award-winning performance from Gallo.
Essenatial Killing is released on DVD & Blu-Ray 11th July