Essential Killing (2010)

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski · Cinematography by Adam Sikora

R83 min38 frames

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Run to live... kill to survive.

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Essential Killing (2010) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows the rugged texture of rough, dark tree bark. The surface features deep ridges… — Essential Killing (2010) — © Skopia Film, Cylinder Production

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Essential Killing — official trailer

What is Essential Killing about?

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

Where can you watch Essential Killing?

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What does the cinematography of Essential Killing look like?

Sampled across 38 frames, the coverage of Essential Killing leans on wide compositions and close-ups. Cinematographer Adam Sikora keeps most of it in naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Essential Killing?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Essential Killing (2010) are #2f2f2f, #4b4d4d, #131313, #f0efef, #cfd2d5, #abb0b6 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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