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- 93 Minutes
- Virgil Films
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated:
- Format: 2.35:1
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- Directed by Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington
- Written by Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington
- Starring Dan Kearney, Kevin Rice, Kyle Steiner, Lamonta Caldwell, Misha C. Pemble-belkin
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RESTREPO 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.
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Won: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary, 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Best Motion Picture - Documentary, 2010 Satellite Awards
Nominated: Best Documentary - Features, 2011 Academy Awards
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A riveting, you-are-there, deployment to a godforsaken place where United States troops are pinned down by enemy fire almost every day. -- Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM