Essential Killing
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Essential Killing is a 2010 minimalist survival thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, following a fugitive prisoner on the run through a harsh winter landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Essential Killing canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Essential Killing Context triple: [Emmanuelle Seigner, notableWork, Essential Killing]
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A.
Killing Season
Killing Season is a 2013 action-thriller film starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta, centered on a deadly cat-and-mouse game between two war veterans in the Appalachian Mountains.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
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D.
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill is a 2008 crime thriller film best known for pairing Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as veteran New York City detectives hunting a possible serial killer.
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E.
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor is a 1984 American television drama film about African American stockyard workers in 1910s Chicago and their struggle to unionize amid racial tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essential Killing Target entity description: Essential Killing is a 2010 minimalist survival thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, following a fugitive prisoner on the run through a harsh winter landscape.
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A.
Killing Season
Killing Season is a 2013 action-thriller film starring Robert De Niro and John Travolta, centered on a deadly cat-and-mouse game between two war veterans in the Appalachian Mountains.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
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D.
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill is a 2008 crime thriller film best known for pairing Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as veteran New York City detectives hunting a possible serial killer.
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E.
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor is a 1984 American television drama film about African American stockyard workers in 1910s Chicago and their struggle to unionize amid racial tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish film
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film ⓘ survival thriller film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Film at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival
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Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Volpi Cup for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Adam Sikora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProductionCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
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Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| dialogue | minimal ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| director | Jerzy Skolimowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Syrena Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Pavel Hrdlicka
NERFINISHED
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Réka Lemhényi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | main competition at Venice ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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survival film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasNoConventionalBackstory | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| leadActorAwarded | Vincent Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Pawel Mykietyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fugitive prisoner on the run ⓘ |
| notableFeature | minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 67th Venice International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ewa Piaskowska
NERFINISHED
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Jerzy Skolimowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Skopia Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jerzy Skolimowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
forest
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winter landscape ⓘ |
| starring |
Emmanuelle Seigner
NERFINISHED
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Vincent Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
isolation
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survival ⓘ war on terror ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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