From the film, restrepo, directed by sebastian junger and tim hetherington. How do they correlate with the scenes in this film. Restrepo began the season as the strikers main playmaker, occupying the hole behind the forwards. It lost to inside job, which is still, in my opinion, the single most important piece of film ever created, and should be mandatory watching by every american who cares about their country. Consider your own personal experiences of war, whether it comes from movies and tv shows or firsthand participation in war. We know that many of you experienced the documentary restrepo at afi silverdocs and other special screenings. Restrepo winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at the 2010 sundance film festiv. Having already won the grand jury prize for documentary at the sundance film festival this year, in addition to a host of other.
Basically, the filmmakers embed themselves with a us platoon in afghanistan, document the experience, and intersperse interviews of some of the soldiers taken after the period in. The men of battle company are in the midst of a fifteen. A platoon of american soldiers is deployed to northeast afghanistan to fight the taliban. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war. Restrepo is a documentary about the war in afghanistan.
No one in restrepo analyzes the war in afghanistan in political terms or even describes it in terms of goals larger than the daytoday mission. Nobody thinks about foreign policy in restrepo, a documentary shot during the 15 months an american company fought there under almost daily fire. The level of access attained by tim hetherington and sebastian junger over their 15month period. Made by the creators of band of brothers, it follows a similar line of thought to outline the hardships of the common man during war. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Winner of the 2010 sundance film festival grand jury prize for a documentary restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. In afghanistan, loving life, making war the new york times. Winner of the us documentary grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u.
Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing. June 24, 2010 restrepo, a documentary that sticks close to a company of american soldiers during a grueling 14month tour of duty in an especially dangerous part of afghanistan, is an. Restrepo received the grand jury prize for best documentary at the 2010 sundance film festival. Watch restrepo 2010 full movie online video dailymotion.
Have an upvote, but im going to have to disagree with you. The filmmakers spend an entire year embedded with the men in the region. Restrepo is clearly a movie focused on the americans fear and suffering, rather than the afghans, leaving the judgment up to us. In what ways were you able to identify with the soldiers. Restrepo 2010 cast and crew photographer tim hetherington and journalist sebastian junger allow the realities of war to speak for themselves in this unnarrated documentary about a u. Afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. Find out where restrepo is streaming, if restrepo is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. They sound like cracks and drumbeats harmless or, at least, less harmful.
Late admission to the icu in patients with community. Vimoto, is killed, and one month later doc restrepo. They were in the korangal valley, described on cnn as the most dangerous place in the world. New york sees record coronavirus deaths again as cuomo warns. This exemplary documentary is a collaboration as producers, directors. From may 2007 to july 2008, battle company of the 173rd airborne brigade was stationed in the remote korengal valley of eastern afghanistan. When will outer banks season 2 come out on netflix. See figure 1 legend for expansion of abbreviations. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan. Its a sad commentary on contemporary journalism that a film like restrepo can win a prestigious award like the grand jury 2010 sundance best documentary award.
The film received a certified fresh rating of 96% on rotten tomatoes. Restrepo is a visceral, powerful documentary on the war in afghanistan, but i found it to be way overhyped. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Tim hetherington, sebastian junger cast juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell a year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in. Codirector of restrepo, tim hetherington, was killed on april 20, 2011 while covering the conflict in libya. The documentary focuses on battle company, 2nd platoon as it conducts its mission in a wartorn afghanistan valley. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. To make their bracingly visceral documentary restrepo, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival, award. Restrepo 2010 dan kearney in restrepo 2010 restrepo 2010. I first watched korengal, released in 2014, and just now watched restrepo, released in 2010. Hetherington and junger talk afghan war doc restrepo. To get a better grip on the valley, captain kearney orders his men to capture a nearby mountaintop, and there erect a new outpost, which they call restrepo in honor of their dead fellow. A week later he scored his first goal of the season against rivals.
On april 21, he assisted both andy herrons goals in the 2 2 draw with the san antonio scorpions. Embedded with special forces in afghanistan part 2 duration. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. These two films have been called an imperishable record of the war in afghanistan. November 29 december 2 restrepo monday, 98c, national geographic channel combat has rarely been captured with such authe more. Both restrepo and korengal suggest that war may be one of the last places that men can go to be men. These page includes information about the estimated burden of influenza from past seasons, including tables of the estimated influenza disease burden and 95% credible interval cr.
Korengal webisode from restrepo on national geographic channel. 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. 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. S marine corps squad during the campaign within the pacific against the japanese empire during ww2.
We use first and third party cookies to improve our service, personalize your advertising and remember your website preference. Restrepo 2010 photographer tim hetherington and journalist sebastian junger allow the realities of war to speak for themselves in this unnarrated documentary about a u. Cox survival curves of patients with communityacquired pneumonia admitted directly, within 24 h, 2 to 4 days after admission, or 5 to 9 days after presentation to the icu. The film consists of closeup interviews with soldiers in a platoon stationed at outpost restrepo, during and after their deployment. They set up position in the dangerous korangal valley which they soon label the valley. It wasnt as powerful or as warlike as i expected it to be, but that put aside, i felt. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing korengal at e street cinema sebastian junger directed korengal, a documentary about soldiers on the front lines. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. Get restrepo dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. It was cancelled after its second season, so theres a bit of next season bait in season 2 that goes nowhere but thats a minimal problem.
Misha pemblebelkin, left, and fellow soldiers from battle company, 173rd airborne brigade are shown here during a firefight at now. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. If you continue to browse, you accept the use of cookies on our site. Restrepo is the sundance film festivals 2010 grand jury prize documentary winner. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes.