Karbala
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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2015 |
| Country | Poland, Bulgaria |
| Genre | War, Drama, Thriller |
| Director | Krzysztof Łukaszewicz |
| Runtime | 115 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.3/10 (50 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its relentless tension through gritty, documentary-like realism, relying on tactical detail and claustrophobic framing rather than heroic spectacle. It explores the psychological strain of command and the fragile alliance between soldiers in an alien, hostile environment.
What lingers after the final frame is not glory, but the sobering weight of survival and the deafening silence that follows combat. A stark reminder that in modern warfare, holding a position can be a victory in itself. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
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Watch in a single sitting, with minimal light, to be fully immersed in the siege's unrelenting pressure.
🎭 Cast
Bartłomiej Topa
Captain Kalicki
Antoni Królikowski
Paramedic Kamil Grad
Hristo Shopov
Captain Getow
Atheer Adel
Farid
Leszek Lichota
Corporal 'Mały' Maleńczuk
Michał Żurawski
Sergeant 'Starszy' Waszczuk
Tomasz Schuchardt
Lieutenant Sobański
Piotr Żurawski
'Młody' Waszczuk
Zbigniew Stryj
General Dąbek
Piotr Głowacki
Galica
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