Essential Killing
2010 · 84 min · Director: Jerzy Skolimowski, Jerzy Skolimowski
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A Taliban member who lives in Afghanistan is taken captive by the Americans after killing an American soldier and two contractors. He is transferred to Europe for interrogation but manages to escape from his captors and becomes an escaped convict on a continent he does not know.
Emotional fingerprint
Essential Killing (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear30%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Disturbing15%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Action, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Jerzy Skolimowski, Jerzy Skolimowski
- Written by
- Jerzy Skolimowski, Ewa Piaskowska, James McManus, Jerzy Skolimowski
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Country
- Poland, Norway, Ireland, Hungary, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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