Karbala (2015)
- Directed by
- Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Bulgaria, Poland
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 50 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Polish and Bulgarian soldiers hold out against insurgent attacks at a city hall in Iraq. The film follows the chaos and danger of their desperate defense during a 2004 rebellion.
tensegrittysuspensefulsombergroundedclaustrophobicurgentbleak
What happens
Karbala is a 2015 Polish war drama film based on real events directed by filmmaker Krzysztof Łukaszewicz and set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It portrays the defense of the Karbala City Hall by the Polish and Bulgarian stabilization forces during the Shia rebellion in 2004. The film had its premiere on 11 September 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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