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The intense, immersive film shows the reality of war. America, the taliban, and the war through afghan eyes by. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u. A movie called restrepo was filmed there by sebastian junger and tim. Four years later, he directed korengal, a documentary tracking the aftereffects of the war on the soldiers he profiled in restrepo. 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. 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.

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. 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. Restrepo, a national geographic release, is rated r for language throughout including some descriptions of violence. War, jungers bestselling book about his afghan experiences, announces with its title that its aiming for universal sweep. Dan kearney of battle company, 173rd us airborne, left, meets with local afghan elders in the korengal valley, kunar province. Better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u. This academy awardnominated featurelength documentary. After watching restrepo on netflix, carrier was a documentary they recommended. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Restrepo 12 documentary feature about the war in afghanistan. 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. Jun 26, 2014 restrepo junger and codirector tim hetherington spent a year with a platoon serving in one of afghanistans most dangerous valleys. This book is the very best summary of the stupidity of the afghan war and also a.

Broadway centre restrepo gets most of us as close as we would ever want to get to war. 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. The soldiers are sent to a small remote outpost, considered to be one of the most dangerous spots for the us military. 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. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war.

A new york times critics pick, restrepo moved the newspapers a. 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. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo. Restrepo bears witness to afghanistan war lateline. Restrepo, which is named after a beloved, martyred. Photographer tim hetherington understood that conflict was not all about dramatic moments. The tim hetherington photobook library is a library of roughly 1200 photography books at the bronx documentary center, 614 courtlandt avenue, bronx, new york. 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. Oct 23, 2008 news footage from afghanistans korengal valley and the soldiers at firebase restrepo.

The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole afghan war. Documentary restrepo captures the hell of war restrepo follows the experience of american soldiers deployed to afghanistans korengal valley. His book war 2010 revolves around a platoon of the us army 173rd airborne stationed in 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. Getting the right read on americas afghan war cbs news. 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. 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 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. In afghanistan, loving life, making war the new york times. A movie called restrepo was filmed there by sebastian junger and tim hetherington. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. 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. What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about war. Six months after going undercover in afghanistan to make the acclaimed film beneath the veil. 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. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie.

This is the same unit as followed in sebastian jungers war, as well as the documentary restrepo, which both junger and hetherington directed. Sebastian junger is an internationally acclaimed author and a contributing editor to vanity fair. 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. Junger also wrote a book about the topic, called war. Sebastian junger is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. Soldiers from second platoon hang out at the restrepo outpost.

It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. 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. May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. The film explores the year that junger and hetherington spent in afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, embedded with the second platoon, b company. 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. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar, but his. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington codirected restrepo, a documentary about the war in afghanistan, which opens friday. 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. Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. In 2000, this book was made into a film starring george clooney and mark wahlberg. Operation enduring freedomafghanistan war documentary. An awardwinning documentary about the war in afghanistan is refocusing attention from the generals leading the war to the soldiers on the front lines.

Mar 01, 2011 restrepo bears witness to afghanistan war. 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. See more ideas about war, valley of death and documentaries. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Viper company and firebase restrepo part two youtube. Documentary filmmakers sebastian junger left and tim. As a book, war suffers from many of the pitfalls that afflicted its movie companion, the documentary restrepo.

Jun 25, 2010 better yet, see them in a new film documentary, restrepo, which opens in u. 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. 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. The overly ambitious title belies the fact that it is not about war, but one aspect. Nov 17, 2014 the korengal valley holds a special place in the history of the afghan war.

Author oneonone in this amazon exclusive, we brought together authors sebastian junger and evan thomas and asked them to interview each other. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. Jul 10, 2010 sebastian junger and tim hetherington codirected restrepo, a documentary about the war in afghanistan, which opens friday. He wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. The korengal valley holds a special place in the history of the afghan war. Junger, along with hetherington, used material gathered in the korengal valley of afghanistan for the book and to create a related documentary feature restrepo. This book is about why tribal sentiment is such a rare and precious thing in. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington. The war in afghanistan is the longest war in us history, which overtook the us participation in the vietnam war in 2010. Aug 06, 2010 directed by tim hetherington, sebastian junger.

Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Fire in the delta 2006 and as a cameraman on the devil came on horseback 2007, a documentary about the sudanese. 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. Junger captured a curious ambivalence among the soldiers, an ambivalence more prevalent. Restrepo, named after a beloved, martyred medic, takes a more. He produced books, films and other work that ranged from. 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. The experience became jungers book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was.

Sebastian junger, the bestselling author of war, fire, the perfect storm and death in belmont, codirected the academy awardnominated afghan war documentary restrepo. Dan kearney of battle company, 173rd us airborne, left, meets with local afghan elders in the documentary restrepo. The korengal valley is located in a remote part of kunar province just south of the pech river valley in northeastern afghanistan. An edition of the investigative documentary series, dispatches. A powerhouse example of cinema verite, restrepo never falls afoul of the common war documentary pitfall of becoming bogged down in political point making. Discover the best afghan war military history in best sellers. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. In contrast, in his book war twelve, 2010, which describes the events. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an oscar. Oct 10, 20 photographer tim hetherington understood that conflict was not all about dramatic moments. It follows 2nd platoon of battle company, 2503rd, 173rd airborne on their 2007 to 2008 deployment to the korengal valley of eastern afghanistan. 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. Valley in afghanistan, included were clips from the documentary, restrepo.

Documentary on afghan war attempts to show what soldiers. Its about whyfor many peoplewar feels better than peace and hardship can turn out. Oct 15, 2010 as a book, war suffers from many of the pitfalls that afflicted its movie companion, the documentary restrepo. The author visited afghanistans korengal valley five times in 2007 and. His friend and collaborator sebastian junger talks about the new documentary film, which way is the front. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell. Sep 02, 2010 restrepo 12 documentary feature about the war in afghanistan. The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes. 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. Restrepo documents afghan war at human level the seattle. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. In this 2008 film publicity image released by outpost films, capt.

Junger, a veteran war correspondent and author of several books. 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. Hetherington was best known for the oscar nominated 2010 afghan war documentary, restrepo, which he produced and codirected with sebastian junger. Restrepo was intentionally made to give viewers an opportunity to form their own conclusions about the war in afghanistan. Timothy alistair telemachus hetherington 5 december 1970 20 april 2011 was a british photojournalist. 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. He also served as producer director on channel 4s unreported world nigeria. Sep 20, 2014 operation enduring freedom oef is the official name used by the u. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Movies sebastian junger is perhaps the most daring, dashing, admired and risktaking mainstream media print correspondent and author working today. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing korengal. The outpost was named after one of the soldiers good friends, the platoon medic juan.