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RESTREPO

Director:

  Hetherington, Tim & Junger, Sebastian
  

Year Released:

  2010

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Afghani Elders
  Afghani Families
  American Commanders
  American Grunts
  High Tech Gizmos
Movie Haiku:Grand Jury Prize Winner (Docs) @ 2010 Sundance FF based on Sebastian Junger's 15 months of embedded reporting for VANITY FAIR. Rich appreciates the unsparing "grunt level" view of military deployment in the deadly Korangal Valley. Jan doesn't find the American actions surprising, but was deeply depressed by the complete disengagement of the Afghani Elders.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2010