'' Essential Killing '' received its world premiere In Competition on September 6 , 2010 at the 67th Venice International Film Festival . At the closing ceremony on 11 September 2010 , the film won the Special Jury Prize , and Best Actor ( the Volpi Cup ) , for Vincent Gallo 's wordless performance as a Muslim insurgent , in addition to the CinemAvvenire Award for Best Film In Competition ( voted by a non-statutory youth jury ) . Gallo was not present to receive his award , which was accepted on his behalf by Skolimowski , who urged the actor to come out of hiding in the audience and take the stage . It was the first time in the Festival 's history that two major awards had been bestowed on a single film . At a press conference , Jury President Quentin Tarantino revealed that he had asked Festival head Marco Mueller to break the rules in order to honor the film , a change that will carry on into future editions of the Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
Essential Killing