Army soldiers in afghanistan, restrepo is a nervejangling work of. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. What made you decide to shoot your first documentary in the korengal valley, which was known. Never before, cinema was able to so accurately reflect the vision of the war from the soldiers point of view, except in the opening. The film airs on national geographic channel in the fall. Restrepo is only playing for a few more weeks in different places around the country.
Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a. This entry on our list of best military documentaries like restrepo on hulu talks about the hooligan platoon that was deployed in afghanistan and its soldiers. The real story of afghanistans harrowing battle of ganjgal. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action.
Two documentaries on the afghan war, restrepo and armadillo, show how a. Army soldiers involved in combat and goodwill related operations in the korengal valley, afghanistan during a 26 month period from february 18, 2008 to april, 2010. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. It was directed by sebastian junger, who worked on restrepo alongside heatherington. The result jungers book war and the new documentary restrepo. Afghanistan war documentary full length us military. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war. See more ideas about war, valley of death and documentaries. On july 22, 2007, juan restrepo of pembroke pines died on a craggy hillside 7,000 miles from home in eastern afghanistans korengal valley. War film restrepo gives ground view of afghan war reuters. Afghanistan war movie documentary not many afghanistan war movies around yet, but this is a real movie about one base outpost in the korengal valley afghanistan named in memory of pfc juan restrepo who was killed in action. Better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u.
Id also direct you to the restrepo companion book war. Now national geographic entertainment is releasing the film. Best documentary 2017 the war in afghanistan or the american war in afghanistan followed the 2001 united states invasion. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. Restrepo 2010 a year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a. Afghanistan war documentary full length us military documentaries documentary, documentaries afghanistan war documentary full us military documentaries here are best documentary movie about afghanistan war in full scientific information. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance.
Pararescuemen, or pjs, return to the front lines of afghanistan and east europe for operation enduring freedom and is seen through the eyes of those on the ground and in the air. A new documentary called restrepo, is providing an intimate look into the lives of the soldiers fighting in afghanistan, where the u. Restrepo my idea was to write a book and shoot enough video to produce a documentary on the experience of one platoon thirty men over the. Afghanistan country profile national geographic kids. The trailer for sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons sundance awardwinning documentary, restrepo.
An elite combat rescue team of the us air force, rescue wounded american or allied forces in lethal danger. The korengal valley was at the time regarded as the deadliest place on earth as stated in the documentary itself, trailers, and television commercials on the national geographic channel. How accurate is the movie restrepo about operations in. In denmark, the press and public have been stunned by armadillo, janus metzs documentary about a ukdanish base in afghanistan, and the actions of the soldiers based there, writes geoffrey macnab. Sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo the village voice. To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either the flash plugin or an html5video enabled browser. Soldiers in korengal valley, afghanistan 2008 youtube. Hetherington covered the civil war in liberia, the wars in chad, nigeria and. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington followed a platoon through an entire deployment in afghanistan. Restrepo, the riveting new documentary film from tim hetherington and sebastian junger, follows a platoon of u. View images the cliff gaps are reminders of where buddha statues once stood.
May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. Korengal webisode from restrepo on national geographic channel. Now, because of an awardwinning documentary, his name is becoming shorthand for americas vexing war in afghanistan. The dvd is available for purchase from national geographic, as well as on.
In a remote outpost in southcentral afghanistan, 24 americans work to pacify a hostile river valley the size of rhode island. And which way to the front line, a documentary about him tim heatherington, is also on netflix. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u. Restrepo received the grand jury prize for best documentary at the 2010 sundance film festival.
National geographic channel national geographic entertainment. With ghaith abdulahad, amr alazm, abu bakr albaghdadi, tareq alhashemi. Afghanistan war documentary full length us military documentaries. Its no wonder that restrepo, which opens next week, is being distributed by national geographic entertainment. If you continue to browse, you accept the use of cookies on our site. The war in afghanistan has become highly politicized, but soldiers rarely take part in that discussion. Junger is an adventurous reporter, and hetherington, an experienced warzone photographer. Its also being pitched as the first apolitical war documentary of the post911 era. National geographic is the worlds premium destination for science. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war. Junger and tim hetherington about the war in afghanistan. Soldiers from second platoon hang out at the restrepo outpost.
This is the theme of restrepo, a national geographic documentary which describes the 15month tour of duty of an army platoon whose job was to secure a valley in a mountainous area of afghanistan so that a road could be built there to help the people of the valley. The intense, immersive film shows the reality of war. We use first and third party cookies to improve our service, personalize your advertising and remember your website preference. A documentary series following american soldiers in afghanistan. Winner of the 2010 sundance grand jury prize, and heralded as possibly the best war film ever made, restrepo focuses on the deployment of a us platoon in afghanistans hostile korengal valley. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u.
The goal of the deployment is to clear the korengal valley of insurgency and continue to. Korengal explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the. As a cadet at west point majoring in human geography, i was fascinated to watch the ways the soldiers confronted and adapted to the challenges posed by the local culture of the remote afghan community surrounding. Afghanistan war movie restrepo military dvd australia. Jungers codirector on restrepo, the britishamerican photojournalist tim hetherington, who shot much of the early footage in korengal, died in 2011 while covering the libyan civil war.
The war in afghanistan has produced stories of tragedyand heroism. National geographic documentary 2017 afghanistan war. Al qaeda ambush battle of takur ghar full documentary hd national gepgraphic 2015 national geographic, documentary, national geographic documentary,structure, documentaries, documentary films. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington are the filmmakers. Politics are a part of every war, but not always a part of the lives of those who fight them, according to sebastian junger, codirector, producer and videographer of the documentary restrepo. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. Al qaeda ambush battle of takur ghar full documentary hd. This story shows the incredible lengths soldiers will go to for their comrades. Over the course of 15 months, the two filmmakers tim hetherington and sebastian junger author of the perfect storm lived with the unit shadowing. A look at the current state of syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world. Sounds like extreme hiking, what with the altitude, war gear, and lurking taliban. Bonded to deadly afghan valleycapturing the war that many. Almost all frontline war reporting is done by freelancers, and they absorb a.
Tim hetherington, award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker is the coproducer and codirector of restrepo with sebastian junger, which won the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. Now, i traveled all over east afghanistan and i have to say korengal out post restrepo is by far the worst ive seen in 20092010. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington the film explores the year that junger and hetherington spent in afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, embedded with the second platoon, b company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade combat team. Sebastian junger on making restrepo, your 90minute deployment. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing. Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. National geographics latest travel stories about afghanistan. Solid documentary describing one of the lesserknown hardships of the afghan war. Restrepo is a feature length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a. Restrepo goes into afghanistan trenches the new york post monday, november 29, 2010 linda stasi posted on 11292010 6. Taliban suicide bombings may dominate the news, but the sprawling central asian countrybigger than franceembraces a cosmos. Restrepo 2010 trailer hd documentary afghanistan war. Join us in remembering the life of an incomparable photojournalist, codirector of restrepo, and great friend, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya.
So if you dont get out to the theatre to see it, dont fret. Forget every movie youve ever seen wherein pampered hollywood actors smudge their faces with dirt, rub on some fake blood and pretend they are soldiers fighting for their country and their lives on a remote and. Joe biden and the launch of the iraq war 2019 a short documentary on joe bidens support for and role in the iraq war narrated by danny glover. Restrepo was a strategic outpost named in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was killed in action. Afghanistan is located in central asia with iran to the west and pakistan to the east.
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