Soldiers from second platoon hang out at the restrepo outpost. And yet danger in this documentary, which holes up with an army platoon stationed for 15 months in afghanistan s. I thought restrepo and baghdad er were raw, but only the dead blows that out of the water. And there is the more fanciful, too, including at least one zombiethemed book, zombies in. After the recent deaths of tim hetherington and chris hondoros, see earlier posts, it has been confirmed that photographer anton hammerl was shot in libya on 5 april by progadaffi forces. Id also direct you to the restrepo companion book war. I have chosen to critically analyse the discourse of the text, by which. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. Mar 17, 2012 the us army now has a smartbook that is available as a smartphone download on afghanistan. Elders and local members of the afghan army pray during a visit to the outpost restrepo.
En waar normale soldaten in afghanistan af en toe een vuurgevecht meemaken. Sep 11, 2015 a taleb lost in a polish forest and more. Topics include history, political, relevant country data, military operational environment, religion and culture, ethnic groups, and more. A featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. The opening scenes of the 2008 film iron man take place in kunar province. New documentary about afghan war focuses on soldiers. War documentary brings home the distant and forgotten the. Restrepo documentary film, 2010 sisters in arms canadian documentary film, 2010. Sebastian junger is the author of,the perfect storm and this book war. Aug 14, 2017 this landmark documentary was produced 5 years after the end of the falklands war and features interviews and insights from both the argentinian and british sides. Other new literary genres dealing with afghanistan include political screeds that secondguess the prosecution of the war or that outline the path for a more hopeful, and peaceful future for the country and its people. As noted in the afghan documentary restrepo, when asked to assist u. Afghan and iraq wars 2 you can earn up to 10 points each day that you serve as a facilitator, for a total of 30 points.
Documentary restrepo restrepo is a documentary film that talks about the afghanistan war, directed by the american journalist sebastian junger and the photojournalist tim hetherington. 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. Junger, a veteran war correspondent and author of several books. This plus collection includes an interview with sebastian junger, codirector of the academy awardnominated documentary restrepo. The house of war afghanistan war documentary timeline. In afghanistan, loving life, making war the new york times. Department of states new silk road strategy is long on talk but short on results. Coming into this, i had a very limited familiarity with mr. Their experience embedded with one platoon thats been tasked with securing a hilltop combat outpost as part of the armys counterinsurgency offensive on the afghan pakistan border is the subject of their riveting new documentary, restrepo, winner of the documentary grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. In the back of the book is a list of selected sources and references.
Restrepo is a documentary by sebastian junger and tim hetherington about the war in afghanistan. Junger is embedded with a group of soldiers in a valley near pakistan. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of soldiers in the deadly korangal valley of afghanistan. Jones practices his golf swing while at the main kop firebase in the valley.
His oscarnominated documentary restrepo, won the 2010 grand jury prize at the. Besides a map of the korengal valley in afghanistan, included were clips from the documentary, restrepo. Restrepo shows afghanistan through soldiers eyes the. It depicts the story of an american platoon at cop honaker miracle, pesh valley, kunar province.
Korengal breaks down war in afghanistan the documentary follows up on sebastian jungers oscarnominated film restrepo. The fog of war afghanistan war iraq war military life military history war photography american war modern warfare war machine the historical aspect in my book is the war in afghanistan. How did they come about and what led to their formation. The war in afghanistan has become highly politicized, but soldiers rarely take part in that discussion. Following a series of air strikes led by united states military forces, the city of raqqa has been largely freed. Reading afghanistan by grant curtis submitted in partial. Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home by. Isolated within a haunted landscape of endless rubble and bullet holes, the syrian people struggle to rebuild in the aftermath of war. Understanding war in afghanistan ndu press national defense. The unfinished war, which the title of the book alludes to, is threatening to engulf afghanistan as the international. 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. 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. The chicken commander icelandic documentary film, 2004.
Several respectable documentaries detailing the more crude aspects of these wars attempt to engage in public dialogue, such as the documentary restrepo and the accompanying book war by sebastian junger, but they are so far, underappreciated. Sebastian junger, who was embedded for months in afghanistan with american troops, discusses his new book, war, and the documentary based on the book, restrepo, with new york times columnist bob herbert. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the us military. Restrepo is a powerful portrayal of war that i will never forget. A documentary about a platoon of us soldiers in afghanistan is a haunting depiction of life on the front line. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. Some of these dangers are common across afghanistan, while some only existed in korengal valley and the other branches of the pech river valley. The film explores the year were junger and hetherington spent time in afghanistan on the vanity fair assignment. The war was the reason aman and his mother fled to england. The first was platoon 317 1964, based on his own awardwinning novel about. The film consists of closeup interviews with soldiers in a platoon stationed at outpost restrepo, during and after their deployment check out korengal valley. In tillman and restrepo, a pair of afghanistan movies. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in. 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.
Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the. May 11, 2010 he wrote several books such as war which is about his time spent with a u. Author and journalist sebastian junger was nominated for an oscar for his afghan war documentary restrepo. List of documentary films and tv specials about the war in afghanistan 2001present afghan massacre. Reviewing restrepo and the wars we fight foreign policy. The falklands war the untold story full documentary. The united states is pushing for regional stability in central asia while russia coming in from the west tries to increase its influence. Restrepo documentary captures the life of a soldier in afghanistan. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the restrepo outpost before coming back to the main kop base where they can get a hot shower and call their family. Junger captured a curious ambivalence among the soldiers, an ambivalence more prevalent. Hetherington, the codirector of the oscarnominated afghan war documentary restrepo, died in the besieged libyan town of misurata on april 20, doctors said. No, i still havent seen lone survivor yet, but thats only. Army platoon second platoon, b company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat team in the korengal valley, afghanistan.
Corps and army field manual fm 324, counterinsurgency. The latest of a series of impressive documentaries about the wests military campaigns in the east, restrepo is a soldierseye portrait of the war in afghanistan that won this years sundance grand jury prize. Nobody thinks about foreign policy in restrepo, a documentary shot during the 15 months an american company fought there under almost daily fire. Four years later, he directed korengal, a documentary tracking the aftereffects of the war on the soldiers he profiled in restrepo. When the american military was there, they faced the same challenges the afghan forces do today. Nolan associate professor of history executive director, international history institute combat, killing, suffering, death. His afghan war documentary restrepo was nominated for an. Restrepo bears witness to afghanistan war lateline. Sebastian junger, the bestselling author of war, fire, the perfect storm and death in belmont, codirected the academy awardnominated afghan war documentary restrepo. While hell and back again stands as my favorite oef afghan war film i was in helmand province, so seeing that same terrain, which was just a few neighborhoods to the north of where i was at for seven months really registered with me restrepo is a very close second place.
Pdf this research looks at the afghanistan war from the soviet invasion of 1979 until the withdrawal of north atlantic treaty organization in 2014. May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. At the sundance film festival in 2010 his documentary restrepo won grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. Sebastian jungers 2010 book war, and the subsequent film restrepo, document his experiences while embedded with battle company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry, 173rd airborne brigade combat team manning the small outpost restrepo, named for fallen medic juan sebastian restrepo, in the korangal valley. Junger is embedded with a group of soldiers in a valley near. I had seen the documentary restrepo, produced in conjunction with war, and thought very highly of its presentation of a platoons tour of duty in this extraordinary place.
Storm and death in belmont, codirected the academy awardnominated afghan war documentary restrepo. Restrepo restrepo is a film documentary made by sebastian junger and tim hetherington of the fifteen months they spent embedded with a u. List of documentary films and tv specials about the war in afghanistan 2001present. Restrepo was intentionally made to give viewers an opportunity to form their own conclusions about the war in afghanistan. Afghans, a crosssection of afghan people from diverse walks of life, during my.
Jun 24, 2014 top green beret officer forced to resign over affair with wapo reporter jim gant, once praised as hero of afghan war, labeled a disgrace to military. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes. Pdf this research looks at the afghanistan war from the soviet invasion of. The journalists war does not concern us here today. This book is the very best summary of the stupidity of the afghan war and also a well written study of the emotional make up of courageous soldiers and what makes them psychologically tick. Industries needs books history, military, afghan war buy now. In tillman and restrepo, a pair of afghanistan movies that seek a place above politics june 20, 2010 11. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. The afghanistan war started in the early 2000s and while many people wouldnt want to hear the news about the suffering and bloodshed, a peek into the frontlines wouldnt be that bad.
For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. See more ideas about valley of death, war and documentaries. A soldierseye view from afghanistan restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistan s korengal valley, considered one. I bought the videoenriched kindle version, which is also outstanding. 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. Topics range widely, from medieval japan to africa, the. May 26, 2018 the recent fall of isis in iraq and syria saw the end of their puritanical rule over the region. If youre looking for a way to understand the war on terror or the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and want to watch a documentary instead of reading about it, there are a few great films that give you the run down in a more realistic manner with a decent degree of accuracy.
Sebastian junger paints the war in afghanistan in vivid anecdotes of the men who served in the korengal valley, trying to protect tiny outposts from an often unseen enemy. Korengal valley korengal valley is a valley in the darai. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. Hi 408 war in film and literature boston university. The 9 best war movies about afghanistan military gurus. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Tom dawson speaks to its codirector, photojournalist tim hetherington. This course explores these vivid human experiences through great, and lesser, works of film and literature. Jungers book, tribe, made the new york times bestseller list in 2016. The korengal, as it is often referred to in the movie, lies in the border region dividing afghanistan and pakistan, sandwiched between the afghan capital city of kabul on the southwest and the pakistani capital of islamabad on. 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. Junger is the bestselling author of war and the perfect storm.
Most soldiers are decorated with tattoos, and one of the. War by sebastian junger is an outstanding journalists memoir. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. 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 afghanistan s most dangerous valley. Documentary restrepo captures the hell of war restrepo follows the experience of american soldiers deployed to afghanistan s korengal valley. 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 journalists time at restrepo also resulted in jungers book war and hetheringtons photoessay book. His collaboration with writer sebastian junger, the documentary film restrepo, was awarded the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival and was nominated for an academy award.
And which way to the front line, a documentary about him tim heatherington, is also on netflix. The convoy of death documentary film, 2002 the chicken commander icelandic documentary film, 2004. Afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. Jun 10, 2012 just as prevalent though is the fear of the insurgency, which is always looming over the local population. Jungers time with the men of second platoon is also the subject of his recently released book war, by twelve, a division of. They were in the korangal valley, described on cnn as the most dangerous place in the world. New documentary about afghan war focuses on soldiers hearts and minds. Restrepo documentary film, 2010 sisters in arms canadian documentary. Each facilitator will write a 5page summary and analysis of that days readings in hisher best rendition. Unsubscribe from timeline world history documentaries.
The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole afghan war. Kuow sebastian junger on the failures of our rugged. What is courage korengal breaks down war in afghanistan. Theres a documentary on hbo called only the dead see the end of war that has a rawness to it that i have never seen before.
Et, the national geographic channel debuts restrepo, a documentary that follows one platoon in the korengal valley in afghanistan. This book is the very best summary of the stupidity of the afghan war and also a. Like the documentary film, restrepo, junger gets to know the men of the platoon with whom he is embedded. Politics are a part of every war, but not always a part of the lives of those who fight them.
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