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Posted on YouTube: January 30, 2011
By YouTube Member: cincosildo
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Posted on DU: April 23, 2011
By DU Member: HolyCity2012
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A stunning chronicle of one U.S. platoon in one of the most dangerous valleys in Afghanistan. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sundance.
THE STORYRESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats. The only goal is to make viewers feel as if they have just been through a 90-minute deployment. This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you.
DIRECTORS’ STATEMENTThe war in Afghanistan has become highly politicized, but soldiers rarely take part in that discussion. Our intention was to capture the experience of combat, boredom and fear through the eyes of the soldiers themselves. Their lives were our lives: we did not sit down with their families, we did not interview Afghans, we did not explore geopolitical debates. Soldiers are living and fighting and dying at remote outposts in Afghanistan in conditions that few Americans back home can imagine. Their experiences are important to understand, regardless of one's political beliefs. Beliefs are a way to avoid looking at reality. This is reality.
- Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
http://restrepothemovie.com/
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