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Karbala

2015-09-08 · 115 min · ★ 5.3

War · Drama · Thriller

On 3 April 2004, during the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr, launched an insurgency in the Polish zone. The Poles, together with Bulgarian soldiers and Iraqi police, were given the task of defending City Hall, led by Lieutenant colonel Grzegorz Kaliciak. The clash developed into the biggest Polish engagement since World War II. Not a single allied soldier died, although about 80 insurgents were killed in a counter-attack.

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Production details

Directors
Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
Production companies
Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Miramar Film, Agora, Telewizja Polska, CANAL+ Polska, Orka
Countries
Poland, Bulgaria
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,200,000

Top Cast

Bartłomiej TopaBartłomiej TopaCaptain Kalicki
Antoni KrólikowskiAntoni KrólikowskiParamedic Kamil Grad
Hristo ShopovHristo ShopovCaptain Getow
Atheer AdelAtheer AdelFarid
Leszek LichotaLeszek LichotaCorporal 'Mały' Maleńczuk
Michał ŻurawskiMichał ŻurawskiSergeant 'Starszy' Waszczuk
Tomasz SchuchardtTomasz SchuchardtLieutenant Sobański
Piotr ŻurawskiPiotr Żurawski'Młody' Waszczuk
Zbigniew StryjZbigniew StryjGeneral Dąbek
Piotr GłowackiPiotr GłowackiGalica
Łukasz SimlatŁukasz Simlat'X'
Samir FuchsSamir FuchsSadrist Commander
Mikołaj RoznerskiMikołaj Roznerski'Rożen' Różdżyński
Jakub WieczorekJakub WieczorekMajcherek
Alexander SanoAlexander SanoSirakow
Kazimierz MazurKazimierz MazurŁucki
Krzysztof DraczKrzysztof DraczAntczak
Maciej MikołajczykMaciej MikołajczykPrivate Minta
Piotr TołoczkoPrivate 'Biały' Białek
Brian CaspeBrian CaspeColonel Hunter

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