Karbala

2015, 115 min.
Karbala (2015)

Awards

2016
Polish Eagle (Orły)
Best Cinematography for Arkadiusz Tomiak

2015
Torun International Film Festival TOFIFEST
Gold Angel for Best Polish Film

Production

Director Krzysztof Lukaszewicz
Screenplay Krzysztof Lukaszewicz
Cinematography Arkadiusz Tomiak
Music Cezary Skubiszewski
Production Design Marek Warszewski
Producer(s) Wlodzimierz Niderhaus
Cast
Captain Kalicki Bartlomiej Topa
Captain Getow Hristo Shopov
Paramedic Kamil Grad Antoni Krolikowski
Fraid Atheer Adel
Lieutenant Sobanski Tomasz Schuchardt
Corporal Malenczuk “Maly” Leszek Lichota
Rozdzynski “Rozen” Mikolaj Roznerski
Sergeant Waszczuk “Starszy” Michal Zurawski
Galica Piotr Glowacki
“X” Lukasz Simlat
Majcherek Jakub Wieczorek
Waszczuk “Mlody” Piotr Zurawski
Story
April 2004, Iraq. On the Day of Ashura the militia of the Shiite cleric Muktada As-Sadr, supported by the jihadists, start an uprising in the Polish stabilization zone. The US command orders the Poles to hold the City Hall, the seat of the local authorities and police, loyal to the stabilization forces. Karbala City Hall is cut off, leaving inside 40 Poles and 40 Bulgarian soldiers with supplies of food and ammo to 24h fight.

Kalicki, his soldiers and Kamil, cut off from the world in rebellion-stricken Karbala, will take part in the largest battle that Polish soldiers have fought since World War II.