Restrepo (film)
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| Directed by | Tim Hetherington Sebastian Junger |
| Produced by | Tim Hetherington Sebastian Junger |
| Cinematography | Tim Hetherington Sebastian Junger |
| Edited by | Michael Levine |
| Distributed by | National Geographic Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,436,391 (worldwide)[3] |
Restrepo is a 2010 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British/American photojournalist Tim Hetherington.
The film explores the year that Junger and Hetherington spent in Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair,[4] embedded with the Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army in the Korangal Valley. The 2nd Platoon is depicted defending the outpost (OP) named after a platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campaign, PFC Juan Sebastián Restrepo, a Colombian-born naturalized U.S. citizen.[5]
Synopsis
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The film follows the 2nd Platoon of Battle Company on a 15-month deployment in the Korengal Valley of northeast Afghanistan in the Nuristan area. The Korengal flows north to the Pech, which then flows east to the Kunar River valley on the border with Pakistan. The film chronicles the lives of the men from their deployment to the time of their return home. The Korengal Valley was at the time regarded as "the deadliest place on Earth" (as stated in the documentary itself, trailers, and television commercials on the National Geographic Channel). The goal of the deployment was to clear the Korengal Valley of insurgency and gain the trust of the local populace.
They begin their deployment at Combat Outpost (OP) Korengal, or "KOP", and early in the campaign PFC Juan S. Restrepo is killed, as well as another team member, PFC Vimoto. The film portrays negotiations with the local people, construction of an advanced outpost, OP Restrepo, as well as the challenges and intermittent firefights they face.
In the latter portion of the film, the dangerous mission Operation Rock Avalanche is shown along with some of its tragic consequences, such as dead civilians and soldiers, as well as the emotional distress that the soldiers are left with in its aftermath. For his actions during the operation Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, who is not featured in the film, would later become the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.[6][7]
Reception
Restrepo received the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[8] The film received a certified fresh rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, Restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the Afghan War."[9]
Roger Ebert awarded Restrepo four out of four stars.[10] Additionally, numerous critics and publications included it in their annual top film selections.[11][12][13]
It was named as one of the top documentary films of 2010 by the National Board of Review.
It was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary, losing to Inside Job.[14]
Sequel
In March 2014, Realscreen magazine revealed[15] that Junger was working on a sequel to Restrepo, titled Korengal. The film was released in theaters in New York on May 30, 2014, with a pay-VOD release following in September 2014.
The sequel "departs from the vérité style of the original somewhat, as it features an original score and some archival news footage".[15]
See also
- The Battle for Marjah, an HBO documentary covering the efforts of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, in Operation Moshtarak
- Armadillo, a 2010 Danish documentary about Danish troops stationed at "Armadillo" forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
- 16 Days in Afghanistan, a highly referenced 2008 documentary about the country
References
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- ↑ Into the Valley of Death, Sebastian Junger, Vanity Fair, January 2008 article, discusses the strategic value of the Korangal Valley.
- ↑ An up-close yet impersonal look at war, Wesley Morris, Boston Globe movie review.
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External links
- Restrepo – official site
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Restrepo at IMDb
- Restrepo at Rotten Tomatoes
- Restrepo at Metacritic
- Restrepo at DVD Resurrections
- GRITtv Interview With Laura Flanders and Tim Hetherington on Restrepo
- 'Valley of Death: One Platoon’s Tour of Duty' by David Carr, 16 June 2010, New York Times
- OP Restrepo on Google Maps
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| Preceded by | Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary 2010 |
Succeeded by How to Die in Oregon |
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