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ESSENTIAL KILLING

Dir: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Zach Kohen, David Price
Screening 1: 23 Apr, 18:40
Screening 2: 29 Apr, 14:40
BFI Southbank
thriller
Year of Production: 2010
Country: Poland-Norway-Hungary-Ireland

Vincent Gallo goes on the run in the dead of winter in Jerzy Skolimowski’s nearly wordless thriller.

Mohammed (Gallo) is transported from his sun-seared homeland to a temporary detention centre in wintry Poland, escapes, and then tries to stay alive in a terrifyingly unfamiliar environment where his appearance automatically sees him labelled as a potentially dangerous terrorist. With even less dialogue than EO, this multiple award winner is the closest Skolimowski came to purely visual cinema.

Screening Dates + Times:

Sunday 23 April, 18:40

Saturday 29 April, 14:40

Please note, tickets will go on sale at https://www.bfi.org.uk/ on the 9 March 2023 (BFI champion members from 6 March & BFI members from 7 March)

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