A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
Acting
Gallo's wordless, animalistic transformation — career best
Cinematography
Polish winter as beautiful hostile force
Direction
Skolimowski strips war thriller to pure instinct
Director
Jerzy Skolimowski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gallo performed many stunts himself, including eating live ants and falling into freezing rivers. Method acting or genuine suffering? You decide.
Skolimowski shot the interrogation scenes at actual Polish military bases using real contractors, blurring documentary and fiction deliberately.
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