Karbala

Karbala

2015 · 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.

Directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz · Written by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz

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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
Łukasz Simlat 'X'
Samir Fuchs Sadrist Commander

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