Us documentary special jury award for social impact filmmaking eli despres, josh kriegman and elyse steinberg for the fight. Here are our picks for 10 more mustsee war documentaries. Aug 21, 2018 combat diary iraq full movie documentary. Yes, we also have a list of the 7 best military documentaries like restrepo on hulu. In october 2003 major anthony shaffer was on an mh47 chinook helicopter roaring toward a rendezvous with a ranger assault team near asadabad, afghanistan about eight kilometers from the pakistan border. Restrepo documentary film, 2010 sisters in arms canadian documentary.
Summer movie release schedule 2017 the new york times. Restrepo, which won both an emmy and a sundance film festival award, is a featurelength documentary following the deployment of american soldiers in the korengal valley of afghanistan. Winner of the sundance grand jury prize for documentary, restrepo chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington. Had my blood pumping at times, tearing up at times, and laughing my ass off in the end. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell. This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesnt. Movies i want to see from netflix usa can t get in canada follow vlast power this poignant documentary traces the evolution of russian political power through the rise and fall of oil executive mikhail borisovich khodorkovsky. The soldiers are sent to a small remote outpost, considered to. May 07, 2019 the videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Korengal is a 2014 documentary that picks up where the film restrepo left off, taking the viewer deeper into soldiers experiences of war in the korengal valley of afghanistan. A featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Why is hollywoods take on the afghan conflict so different from the uks.
Aug 06, 2010 the festival enthusiasm is not the end of it because restrepo will be broadcast globally by national geographic. Photo by tim hetherington, who produced the film restrepo about young men at war in afghanistan. The failure to properly act upon them led to the horrific rise of the worlds most fearsome terrorist group. The library is regularly updated with new titles for you to watch and enjoy. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. Following a series of air strikes led by united states military forces, the city of raqqa has been largely freed. Their resulting documentary, restrepo, was released in 2010. A generation of girls fought in liberias brutal wars. Likewise i get the impression that any positive examples of progress in womens rights did not make the final cut here. As part of the troop drawdown in afghanistan, a decision was made to pull out. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Neither the men nor the documentary questions the politics or morality of the war. World war ii, with its clearcut goodvsevil plot line, was a popular war to portray, but historical wars such as the american civil war and the military campaigns against native americans in the american west got plenty of attention, too. 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.
New documentary about afghan war focuses on soldiers. Korengal really is a documentary, while jarhead 2 is a hollywoodfictional movie, and the difference is obvious. Theres a documentary on hbo called only the dead see the end of war that has a rawness to it that i have never seen before. The 200 freshest movies of the last 20 years dec, 2010 this journalist gives us a photographic record of true afghan nuristani taliban as they are, not as the creatures of our nightmares. Junger is an adventurous reporter, and hetherington, an experienced war zone photographer. En waar normale soldaten in afghanistan af en toe een vuurgevecht meemaken. Farmers, biotechnology, and the new face of agriculture 2006. Restrepo 2010 a year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. Isolated within a haunted landscape of endless rubble and bullet holes, the syrian people struggle to rebuild in the aftermath of war. Still, im sure the issue of womens rights in afghanistan is a very real and ongoing one, and the lack unbiased context does not make the tragic scenarios for the women in this documentary any less tragic. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar, but his. That book was really interesting, i watched retrepo one more time after finishing the book and still feel that its not explained as well as in the book. Lamonta caldwell, miguel cortez, stephen gillespie, aron hijar.
This is a very good film for getting up to speed or just finding out the details from some of the boys involved, although the actual whistleblower up the chain of command was justin stoner, not winfield although only due to the investigation about the injuries. The film is a followup to junger and photojournalist tim hetheringtons 2010 afghanistan war documentary, restrepo. We are currently trying to catch up with our inventory. Watch full episodes, specials and documentaries with national geographic tv channel online. The is the best documentary ive seen in at least 10 years. On december 28, 2014, operation enduring freedom, the war to destroy al qaedas sanctuary in talibancontrolled afghanistan, officially came to an end in a somber ceremony in the afghan capital. If you dont see something here, please give us a call and doublecheck. This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesnt want you. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar. What is courage korengal breaks down war in afghanistan. Restrepo director and a photographer killed in libya we are deeply saddened by the deaths of photojournalists tim hetherington, the codirector of the. Restrepo is a documentary by sebastian junger and tim hetherington about the war in afghanistan. Restrepo documentary film, 2010 sisters in arms canadian documentary film, 2010.
With the praise so high, it is tempting therefore to look for the film to be the most dramatic, or visually compelling sight ever. The 9 best war movies about afghanistan military gurus. Britishborn filmmaker and photojournalist tim hetherington, codirector of the oscarnominated afghanistan war documentary restrepo, was killed today when an rpg struck. I earlier placed the liberian war movie johnnie mad dog alongside restrepo. New documentary about afghan war focuses on soldiers hearts and minds. In my humble opinion, this is not something that any family should see over a media presence nor should an average american. Trumps former campaign chief paul manafort also appears in this documentary, which will be released in theaters and on netflix simultaneously. A documentary about a platoon of us soldiers in afghanistan is a haunting depiction of life on the front line. The new afghanistan war documentary combat obscura doesnt introduce itself, explain itself, or end in a satisfying way its weird, funny, disturbing, brutal, and heartbreakingand one of the. Us documentary special jury award for emerging filmmaker arthur jones for feels good man. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of soldiers in the deadly korangal valley of afghanistan. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. To rank 11 best military documentaries on netflix streaming in 2015, we had to devise a system. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a.
Aug 05, 2010 restrepo, like the hurt locker, is a description of u. In the decade after the japanese attack on pearl harbor in 1941, u. Apr 05, 2018 a marine asks as he stands over the body of a dead afghan man. The afghanistan war started in the early 2000s and while many people wouldnt want to hear the news about the suffering and bloodshed, a peek into the frontlines wouldnt be that bad. Both films utilize footage filmed over almost a year the men spent with soldiers of 2nd platoon, battle company, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne infantry brigade in the hotly contested korengal valley of afghanistan. This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesn.
This is a harrowing account of what our brave soldiers go through on what is thought to be one of, if not the, most dangerous area in the afghanistan war. Us documentary special jury award for innovation in nonfiction storytelling kirsten johnson for dick johnson is dead. May 31, 2014 war documentary korengal explores consequences of combat reuters director and writer sebastian junger took audiences into a combat zone with u. Our mission is to curate informative and educational documentary films and to organise them in an accessible manner. The men are shown as accepting the necessity of fighting imperialist wars for control of oil, oil pipelines and newfound mineral wealth. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in. Thats how specific we are in meeting our readers documentary demands. 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. Then they arrive in the korengal valley, described as the epicenter of the u.
Winner of the 2010 sundance film festival grand jury prize for a documentary, restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim. For example, he said many times that he hoped restrepo, his thoroughly ethnographic afghanistan war documentary, codirected with sebastian junger, would offer a new and more productive starting place for thinking about the war and us military intervention. List of documentary films and tv specials about the war in afghanistan 2001present.
Restrepo film wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. I earlier placed the liberian war movie johnnie mad dog alongside. Reddit, what are some truly disturbing or upsetting. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Korengal opens with views of the restrepo op the post the marines operated from in korengal valley being blown up and burning down. At 14 years and counting, afghanistan remains americas longest war, and. The korengal valley is a visceral symbol in the yearold war. Restrepo and korengal capture emotions of war the japan times. Most nato units faced opposition from multiple factions in their regions, but the korengal valley was a high priority for both the jamaat al dawa al quran, or jdq, and al qaeda. In korengal, the filmmaker employs that amount of footage unused in his 2010 afghanistan war documentary restrepo to paint a psychological portrait of soldiers, not to rechronicle the conflict cunningly captured in the oscarnominated original. Dilawar was beaten to death by american soldiers while being held in extrajudicial detention at the bagram air base. His 2010 awardwinning documentary film restrepo examined the realities of a war being waged in afghanistan. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan.
The war in afghanistan has become highly politicized, but soldiers rarely take. Combat diary iraq full movie modern war documentary 2018. Sep 11, 2015 a taleb lost in a polish forest and more. War film restrepo gives ground view of afghan war reuters.
I really thought of it an inquiry, said junger, a journalist and author. These men fight coalition forces because coalition forces are the foreign, alien intruder. If youre looking for a way to understand the war on terror or the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and want to watch a documentary instead of reading about it, there are a few great films that give you the run down in a more realistic manner with a decent degree of accuracy. Soldiers in korengal valley, afghanistan 2008 2010. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the us military. I really didnt enjoy that documentary, someone told me to read war which is the book about restrepo from the guy who film the documentary. Soldiers in korengal valley, afghanistan 2008 2010 youtube.
We refreshed our 10 mustsee war documentaries following the release of the incredible jim. While embedded with the troops of battle company 2503, he experienced the unique bond that only soldiers can forge while fighting for their lives and defending their brothersinarms. This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesnt want you to see it. First on the list has to be the unknown known which inspired our first edition of must see war documentaries. The film focuses around the controversial death in custody of an afghan taxi driver named dilawar. Browse, watch and discuss documentaries filed under military and war. In the 1980s, movies like the rambo franchise and top gun gave the adventure treatment to the cold war. Korengal breaks down war in afghanistan the documentary follows up on sebastian jungers oscarnominated film restrepo. An interesting article that reveals what the defence intelligence agency tried to redact from anthony shaffers memoir of operation dark heart and operation able danger.
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. See more ideas about valley of death, war and documentaries. I thought restrepo and baghdad er were raw, but only the dead blows that out of the water. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in afghanistan. After hundreds of billions of dollars spent in afghanistan and more than 2,300 american lives lost, the taliban are weakened but. War documentary restrepo is an unflinching film about life and. Going simply by imdb rating just wouldnt cut it, although we did include it in our final ranking. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Restrepo a film by tim hetherington, sebastian junger available on dvd and on demand. The convoy of death documentary film, 2002 the chicken commander icelandic documentary film, 2004. Groundhog war the limits of counterinsurgency in afghanistan bing west restrepo, directed by sebastian junger and tim. List of sundance film festival award winners wikipedia.
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