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Film details

2015 Polish production   

KARBALA

Premiere: 11.09.2015

Director:Michał Rosa

Producer:Studio Filmowe “Kadr”

Genre:WAR

All hell broke loose in those four days… The city of Karbala, in 2004, during the Iraq War. Ashura, an important Muslim holiday, is about to begin, when Al-Qaeda and As-Sadra militants attack the City Hall, headquarters of the local authorities and police, where arrested terrorists are held. Furious attacks are repelled by eighty Polish and Bulgarian soldiers, equipped with weapons and rations to last for only 24 hours. They lose communication with their base, and do not know when to expect support. On limited rations of food and water, using almost all of their ammunition, they kill over 100 enemies, without a single loss, thus winning the biggest Polish battle since World War 2.

All hell broke loose in those four days… The city of Karbala, in 2004, during the Iraq War. Ashura, an important Muslim holiday, is about to begin, when Al-Qaeda and As-Sadra militants attack the City Hall, headquarters of the local authorities and police, where arrested terrorists are held. Furious attacks are repelled by eighty Polish and Bulgarian soldiers, equipped with weapons and rations to last for only 24 hours. They lose communication with their base, and do not know when to expect support. On limited rations of food and water, using almost all of their ammunition, they kill over 100 enemies, without a single loss, thus winning the biggest Polish battle since World War 2.

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Crew

Krzysztof Łukaszewicz

DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY

Marek Warszewski

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Magdalena Rutkiewicz-Luterek

COSTUME DESIGNER

Cezary Skubiszewski

MUSIC

Michał Czarnecki

MONTAŻ

Włodzimierz Niderhaus

PRODUCER, WYTWÓRNIA FILMÓW DOKUMENTALNYCH I FABULARNYCH

Arkadiusz Tomiak PSC

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Agata Drozdowska

COSTUME DESIGNER

Tomasz Matraszek

MAKE-UP ARTIST

Wojciech Ślusarz

SOUND

Andrzej Besztak

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Awards & festivals

40. GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL

THE GOLDEN KANGAROO

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