Directed by:
Krzysztof LukaszewiczScreenplay:
Krzysztof LukaszewiczCinematography:
Arkadiusz TomiakComposer:
Cezary SkubiszewskiCast:
Bartlomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski, Hristo Shopov, Leszek Lichota, Michal Zurawski, Tomasz Schuchardt, Zbigniew Stryj, Lukasz Simlat, Piotr Glowacki (more)Plots(1)
After the fall of Saddam Hussein, Poland, a key coalition ally, sends 2,500 stabilization forces to Iraq. One of them is a 40-man unit in Karbala that's about to play a pivotal but little-known role in the mission. Upon being thrown into the chaos in which the city is roiling during an important Shiite holiday in 2004, the new recruits learn that Al-Qaeda plans to attack City Hall, the Iraqi government's seat of power. Their troop is ordered by the US command to defend City Hall with the assistance of 40 Bulgarian soldiers. Thus do they embark, amid internal strife and against impossible odds, on a multi-day siege, Shooting on location in the Middle East, writer/director Krzysztof Lukaszewicz adds a new dimension to our understanding of the Iraq War, putting a non-American face on the conflict while telling an incredible yet underreported story about one of its turning points. (Denver International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Bartlomiej Topa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693981_f42504.png)
Bartlomiej Topa
Poland
Best movies:
Clergy (2018)
Crows (1994)
Leave No Traces (2021)
![Antoni Królikowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/797/164797309_6157dd.png)
Antoni Królikowski
Poland
Best movies:
Popiełuszko. Wolność jest w nas (2009)
Mała matura 1947 (2010)
Weekend (2010)
![Hristo Shopov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272139_17e837.jpg)
Hristo Shopov
Bulgaria
Best movies:
Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2005) (TV movie)
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
South Wind (2018)
![Leszek Lichota](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/506/159506039_4d0dba.jpg)
Leszek Lichota
Poland
Best movies:
Corpus Christi (2019)
Generał Nil (2009)
Forgotten Love (2023)
![Michal Zurawski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/858/164858852_4fda5b.png)
Michal Zurawski
Poland
Best movies:
Oda do radości (2005)
Leave No Traces (2021)
Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (2019)
![Tomasz Schuchardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532195_af8218.jpg)
Tomasz Schuchardt
Poland
Best movies:
The Wedding Day (2021)
I Never Cry (2020)
Woman of... (2023)
![Zbigniew Stryj](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/759/166759014_6d9b4c.png)
Zbigniew Stryj
Poland
Best movies:
Generał Nil (2009)
Jack Strong (2014)
Lynch (2011)
![Lukasz Simlat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/144/165144789_6df7cd.png)
Lukasz Simlat
Poland
Best movies:
Sonata (2021)
Corpus Christi (2019)
Świadek koronny (2007)
![Piotr Glowacki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/737/158737708_24ef7d.jpg)
Piotr Glowacki
Poland
Best movies:
Oda do radości (2005)
Gods (2014)
Blindness (2016)
![Samir Fuchs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790577_joplif.jpg)
Samir Fuchs
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
A Regular Woman (2019)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
![Krzysztof Dracz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/171/159171503_1e2064.jpg)
Krzysztof Dracz
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Forgotten Love (2023)
Jack Strong (2014)
![Maciej Mikolajczyk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/596/163596655_4748e7.png)
Maciej Mikolajczyk
Poland
Best movies:
Generał Nil (2009)
One Way Ticket to the Moon (2013)
Pitbull: Ostatni pies (2018)
![Brian Caspe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419000_6b478a.jpg)
Brian Caspe
USA
Best movies:
The Martian (2015)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
![Piotr Miazga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/313/159313826_9beddb.jpg)
Piotr Miazga
Poland
Best movies:
How I Became a Gangster. True Story (2019)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
Underdog (2019)
Atheer Adel
Iraq
Best movies:
Jack (2014)
Battle for Karbala (2015)
A Hologram for the King (2016)
![Mikolaj Roznerski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/411/165411523_c8ae6b.png)
Mikolaj Roznerski
Poland
Best movies:
Life Feels Good (2013)
Battle for Karbala (2015)
The Fighter (2019)
![Piotr Żurawski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/074/164074589_e23559.png)
Piotr Żurawski
Poland
Best movies:
Life Feels Good (2013)
The King (2020) (series)
Jutro idziemy do kina (2007) (TV movie)
Maciej Piwnicki
Best movies:
Lynch (2011)
Polityka (2019)
Battle for Karbala (2015)
Arkadiusz Bujalski
Best movies:
Battle for Karbala (2015)
Patryk Radziszewski
Best movies:
Hatred (2016)
Battle for Karbala (2015)
The Legions (2019)