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. Afghanistan war documentary full length us military. Over the course of 15 months, the two filmmakers tim hetherington and sebastian junger author of the perfect storm lived with the unit shadowing. Restrepo 2010 trailer hd documentary afghanistan war. 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. 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. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Junger and tim hetherington about the war in afghanistan. 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.
Its no wonder that restrepo, which opens next week, is being distributed by national geographic entertainment. 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. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington followed a platoon through an entire deployment in afghanistan. 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. Id also direct you to the restrepo companion book war. Restrepo is only playing for a few more weeks in different places around the country. The film airs on national geographic channel in the fall. In a remote outpost in southcentral afghanistan, 24 americans work to pacify a hostile river valley the size of rhode island. Bonded to deadly afghan valleycapturing the war that many.
Al qaeda ambush battle of takur ghar full documentary hd. The real story of afghanistans harrowing battle of ganjgal. National geographic is the worlds premium destination for science. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington are the filmmakers. 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. Restrepo is a feature length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. View images the cliff gaps are reminders of where buddha statues once stood. National geographic documentary 2017 afghanistan war. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. Restrepo 2010 a year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. An elite combat rescue team of the us air force, rescue wounded american or allied forces in lethal danger. Afghanistan country profile national geographic kids.
Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a. 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. Best documentary 2017 the war in afghanistan or the american war in afghanistan followed the 2001 united states invasion. The result jungers book war and the new documentary restrepo. May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. Korengal explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of. This story shows the incredible lengths soldiers will go to for their comrades. National geographic channel national geographic entertainment. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. The trailer for sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons sundance awardwinning documentary, restrepo.
We use first and third party cookies to improve our service, personalize your advertising and remember your website preference. The dvd is available for purchase from national geographic, as well as on. Almost all frontline war reporting is done by freelancers, and they absorb a. 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. If you continue to browse, you accept the use of cookies on our site. Army soldiers in afghanistan, restrepo is a nervejangling work of. 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. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war. 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. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war. Better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u. Restrepo received the grand jury prize for best documentary at the 2010 sundance film festival. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. 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.
Al qaeda ambush battle of takur ghar full documentary hd national gepgraphic 2015 national geographic, documentary, national geographic documentary,structure, documentaries, documentary films. Restrepo was a strategic outpost named in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was killed in action. The intense, immersive film shows the reality of war. 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. Sounds like extreme hiking, what with the altitude, war gear, and lurking taliban. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. Now, because of an awardwinning documentary, his name is becoming shorthand for americas vexing war in afghanistan. The war in afghanistan has produced stories of tragedyand heroism. Restrepo junger and codirector tim hetherington spent a year with a platoon serving in one of afghanistans most dangerous valleys. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. 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. National geographic bought the distribution rights during the sundance film festival, and later this fall will play it on cable and satellite tv on the natgeo channel. Never before, cinema was able to so accurately reflect the vision of the war from the soldiers point of view, except in the opening.
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. A documentary series following american soldiers in afghanistan. And which way to the front line, a documentary about him tim heatherington, is also on netflix. Restrepo goes into afghanistan trenches the new york post monday, november 29, 2010 linda stasi posted on 11292010 6. Afghanistan war documentary full length us military documentaries. Two documentaries on the afghan war, restrepo and armadillo, show how a. 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. Afghanistan is located in central asia with iran to the west and pakistan to the east.
What made you decide to shoot your first documentary in the korengal valley, which was known. Afghanistan war movie restrepo military dvd australia. Korengal webisode from restrepo on national geographic channel. To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either the flash plugin or an html5video enabled browser. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u. 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. How accurate is the movie restrepo about operations in. It was directed by sebastian junger, who worked on restrepo alongside heatherington. Solid documentary describing one of the lesserknown hardships of the afghan war. Taliban suicide bombings may dominate the news, but the sprawling central asian countrybigger than franceembraces a cosmos. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in. Junger is an adventurous reporter, and hetherington, an experienced warzone photographer. National geographics latest travel stories about afghanistan. Hetherington covered the civil war in liberia, the wars in chad, nigeria and.
Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a. 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. Soldiers from second platoon hang out at the restrepo outpost. So if you dont get out to the theatre to see it, dont fret. Sebastian junger bleeds for restrepo the village voice. A new documentary called restrepo, is providing an intimate look into the lives of the soldiers fighting in afghanistan, where the u. Restrepo, the riveting new documentary film from tim hetherington and sebastian junger, follows a platoon of u. Its also being pitched as the first apolitical war documentary of the post911 era. On july 22, 2007, juan restrepo of pembroke pines died on a craggy hillside 7,000 miles from home in eastern afghanistans korengal valley. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing. Now national geographic entertainment is releasing the film. Soldiers in korengal valley, afghanistan 2008 youtube. 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.
The war in afghanistan has become highly politicized, but soldiers rarely take part in that discussion. With ghaith abdulahad, amr alazm, abu bakr albaghdadi, tareq alhashemi. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance. The goal of the deployment is to clear the korengal valley of insurgency and continue to.
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