Karbala

Sep 11 2015 N/A 1h 55m
Drama, War

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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Plot

Year 2004, operation Iraqi freedom ongoing. During the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr, launched an insurgency. Karbala City Hall is cut off, leaving inside 40 Poles and 40 Bulgarian soldiers with supplies of food and ammo to 24h fight. They defended three days till reinforcement came, killing first night over 80 rebels.

Written by

Krzysztof Lukaszewicz

Directed by

Krzysztof Lukaszewicz

Cast

Bartlomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski, Hristo Shopov

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Production Countries

Poland

Production Companies

Bulgarian National Film Center, Agora Films

Languages

Polski

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations

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