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A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. Restrepo 12 documentary feature about the war in afghanistan. This book is about why tribal sentiment is such a rare and precious thing in. The war in afghanistan is the longest war in us history, which overtook the us participation in the vietnam war in 2010. Junger, along with hetherington, used material gathered in the korengal valley of afghanistan for the book and to create a related documentary feature restrepo. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war.

Restrepo, named after a beloved, martyred medic, takes a more. War, jungers bestselling book about his afghan experiences, announces with its title that its aiming for universal sweep. 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 impressive, even. Dan kearney of battle company, 173rd us airborne, left, meets with local afghan elders in the documentary restrepo. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. A powerhouse example of cinema verite, restrepo never falls afoul of the common war documentary pitfall of becoming bogged down in political point making. A movie called restrepo was filmed there by sebastian junger and tim. Jun 25, 2010 better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u.

His friend and collaborator sebastian junger talks about the new documentary film, which way is the front. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. Oct 23, 2008 news footage from afghanistans korengal valley and the soldiers at firebase restrepo. He produced books, films and other work that ranged from. Movies sebastian junger is perhaps the most daring, dashing, admired and risktaking mainstream media print correspondent and author working today. Four years later, he directed korengal, a documentary tracking the aftereffects of the war on the soldiers he profiled in restrepo.

Restrepo, the grand jury prize winner at this year s sundance film festival, covers the oneyear deployment during 2007 and 2008 of a platoon of u. America, the taliban, and the war through afghan eyes by. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u.

This book is the very best summary of the stupidity of the afghan war and also a. Restrepo s repeated tight shots on the faces of earnest young american soldiers are the perfect metaphor for whats lacking in the film and what makes it almost. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Discover the best afghan war military history in best sellers. The experience became jungers book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was. Timothy alistair telemachus hetherington 5 december 1970 20 april 2011 was a british photojournalist. Restrepo bears witness to afghanistan war lateline. 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 overly ambitious title belies the fact that it is not about war, but one aspect. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary.

Deployed in may 2007, mcdonough and some of his fellows in second platoon, battle company who survived, speaks now for restrepo, sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons documentary of the. Now, the job of finding the best military documentaries like restrepo on hulu wasnt an easy one, due to the special circumstances in which the shooting of the documentary took place. Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. Jun 26, 2014 restrepo junger and codirector tim hetherington spent a year with a platoon serving in one of afghanistans most dangerous valleys. In contrast, in his book war twelve, 2010, which describes the events. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life.

The outpost was named after one of the soldiers good friends, the platoon medic juan. 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. Sep 02, 2010 restrepo 12 documentary feature about the war in afghanistan. The author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and. As he found, the moral basis of the war doesnt seem to interest soldiers much, and its longterm success or failure has a relevance of almost zero. Dan kearney of battle company, 173rd us airborne, left, meets with local afghan elders in the korengal valley, kunar province.

In this 2008 film publicity image released by outpost films, capt. As the war in afghanistan returns to the front pages and the national debate, we owe the men in restrepo, at the very least, 90 minutes or so of our attention. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. An edition of the investigative documentary series, dispatches. Six months after going undercover in afghanistan to make the acclaimed film beneath the veil. Sebastian junger, the bestselling author of war, fire, the perfect storm and death in belmont, codirected the academy awardnominated afghan war documentary restrepo. Restrepos repeated tight shots on the faces of earnest young american soldiers are the perfect metaphor for whats lacking in the film and what makes it almost useless for telling us anything of note about the real. Aug 31, 2019 the war in afghanistan is the longest war in us history, which overtook the us participation in the vietnam war in 2010. Hetherington was best known for the oscar nominated 2010 afghan war documentary, restrepo, which he produced and codirected with sebastian junger. Nov 17, 2014 the korengal valley holds a special place in the history of the afghan war. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes. Sebastian junger is an internationally acclaimed author and a contributing editor to vanity fair. In july, guernica ran a piece by nick turse that criticized the recent war documentary restrepo for featuring the stories of american soldiers, rather than afghan civilians. In afghanistan, loving life, making war the new york times.

Sep 20, 2014 operation enduring freedom oef is the official name used by the u. In 2000, this book was made into a film starring george clooney and mark wahlberg. Produced and directed by two embedded photojournalists, the film unflinchingly examines ideas of courage and humanity as the soldiers cope with life and death in afghanistans most dangerous valley. Restrepo was intentionally made to give viewers an opportunity to form their own conclusions about the war in afghanistan. Restrepo, a national geographic release, is rated r for language throughout including some descriptions of violence. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u.

Viper company and firebase restrepo part two youtube. Better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u. The korengal valley holds a special place in the history of the afghan war. An awardwinning documentary about the war in afghanistan is refocusing attention from the generals leading the war to the soldiers on the front lines. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo. A new york times critics pick, restrepo moved the newspapers a. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. Broadway centre restrepo gets most of us as close as we would ever want to get to war. Oct 15, 2010 as a book, war suffers from many of the pitfalls that afflicted its movie companion, the documentary restrepo. Junger captured a curious ambivalence among the soldiers, an ambivalence more prevalent. Operation enduring freedomafghanistan war documentary.

Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing korengal. That is why jungers gritty proximity to some of the worst fighting in the latter country has resonated both with this book and the documentary, restrepo. It is stocked with donated books hetheringtons parents donated his collection, whilst aperture foundation, radius books, eugene richards and peter van agtmael have also donated. Oct 10, 20 photographer tim hetherington understood that conflict was not all about dramatic moments. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u. Getting the right read on americas afghan war cbs news.

The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole. Documentary restrepo captures the hell of war restrepo follows the experience of american soldiers deployed to afghanistans korengal valley. This academy awardnominated featurelength documentary. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell. The soldiers are sent to a small remote outpost, considered to be one of the most dangerous spots for the us military. The intense, immersive film shows the reality of war. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington. This is the same unit as followed in sebastian jungers war, as well as the documentary restrepo, which both junger and hetherington directed. The korengal valley is located in a remote part of kunar province just south of the pech river valley in northeastern afghanistan.

A documentary about a platoon of us soldiers in afghanistan is a haunting depiction of life on the front line by jonathan owen and matthew bell. The tim hetherington photobook library is a library of roughly 1200 photography books at the bronx documentary center, 614 courtlandt avenue, bronx, new york. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about war. Its about whyfor many peoplewar feels better than peace and hardship can turn out. It follows 2nd platoon of battle company, 2503rd, 173rd airborne on their 2007 to 2008 deployment to the korengal valley of eastern afghanistan. Restrepo, which is named after a beloved, martyred. The film explores the year that junger and hetherington spent in afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, embedded with the second platoon, b company. Mar 01, 2011 restrepo bears witness to afghanistan war. Evan thomas is one of the most respected historians and journalists writing today. Documentary filmmakers sebastian junger left and tim. Sep 14, 2010 in july, guernica ran a piece by nick turse that criticized the recent war documentary restrepo for featuring the stories of american soldiers, rather than afghan civilians.

Gives a pretty realistic inside look at an aircraft carrier, the uss nimitz, during a 6 month deployment to the persian gulf during the current gulf war. Photographer tim hetherington understood that conflict was not all about dramatic moments. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington codirected restrepo, a documentary about the war in afghanistan, which opens friday. It is not an attempt to humanize war, but to reveal the humans physically involved in war, and to bring others closer to the reality we all share in. They spent intensive time with the soldiers at the restrepo outpost in the korengal valley, which saw more combat than any other part of afghanistan. The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole afghan war. Upon completion of the book, i had to go view restrepo which is the documentary that was shot in conjunction with the book by junger and another film maker that he spent several tours with during the writing of the book in the hopes that i could learn more about the individuals listed in the book. Author oneonone in this amazon exclusive, we brought together authors sebastian junger and evan thomas and asked them to interview each other. See more ideas about war, valley of death and documentaries. In fact, it doesnt even attempt to offer up a commentary, and in doing so were given an alarmingly honest portrayal of the afghan conflict courtesy of those embroiled in it. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. He wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u.

This riveting documentary couldnt have asked for a more timely release, given the breaking brouhaha over general stanley mcchrystals caustic comments about the obama administrations handling of the war in afghanistan. As a book, war suffers from many of the pitfalls that afflicted its movie companion, the documentary restrepo. Junger also wrote a book about the topic, called war. Restrepo, tim hetherington movie, chronicled the violence of afghan war video by dean praetorius journalist and filmmaker tim hetherington, most noted for the gripping documentary of the afghan war, restrepo, was killed in libya today, along with getty photographer chris hondros. His book war 2010 revolves around a platoon of the us army 173rd airborne stationed in afghanistan. My son andrew was there when it happened and can be seen in the news footage at. Misha pemblebelkin, made famous by the documentary restrepo and the book war, has returned to kunar province in eastern afghanistan as a platoon sergeant with b company of the 3rd. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Jul 10, 2010 sebastian junger and tim hetherington codirected restrepo, a documentary about the war in afghanistan, which opens friday. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar, but his. Fire in the delta 2006 and as a cameraman on the devil came on horseback 2007, a documentary about the sudanese. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan.

May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. Restrepo, steamship, tennis haikus michele norris and robert siegel read from listeners letters about an interview with the codirector of the afghan war documentary restrepo. Valley in afghanistan, included were clips from the documentary, restrepo. One of the real key parts of the documentary is an explosive interview with one of the soldiers convicted as part of the kill team, a soldier who spouts off at length about killing and loving war and loving the chance to shoot at people. A movie called restrepo was filmed there by sebastian junger and tim hetherington. Documentary on afghan war attempts to show what soldiers. Military members and independent film fans are filling up screenings and calling theaters to ask for restrepo, which follows the deployment of an army platoon at an isolated outpost in the. Junger, a veteran war correspondent and author of several books. 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. Jun 25, 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 impressive, even.