Should you watch Restrepo?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Restrepo
Documentary · 2010
Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.
The sides of Restrepo
- A year with one platoon in the Korengal valley
- An outpost named after a medic who died
- Soldiers talking straight to camera afterwards
Restrepo is good for you if…
- you want a year with one platoon and no voice-over telling you what to think.
- you want to know what a deployment actually feels like day to day.
- you can sit through firefights filmed from behind the sandbags.
Restrepo is bad for you if…
- you can't watch real combat and real losses.
- you'd rather not spend an evening with men grieving a friend.
About: fear · brotherhood · grief
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