Restrepo

john0224 recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

A stark and understated, yet none the less gut wrenching window into day-to-day life in a combat zone.

BlazeDaze recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

It is a totally unbiased movie towards the soldiers in Iraq. When watching the film, I felt as if i was there in the base clowning around and the next minute dropping to the ground to avoid an enemies bullet. Tears and laughter accompany this telling doc.

lavinci recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

gut wrenching

jeffsoto recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

almost too real.

trentdouthat recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Great documentary about the ground level experience of soldiers in the Afghan war.

jaystockwell recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Excellent. Simple - even boring in parts - but seemed to capture what it might be like really well.

boucains recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

If you don't respect every person who serves their country after this you have no soul.

ianamontgomery recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Gripping.

stephdehais recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

What it's really like to be in Afghanistan.

abargmann recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Vivid, simple documentary of modern conflict in Afghanistan.

bill_ellis recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

Excellent perspective from the guys on the ground.

bananaz recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

As with all things from National Geographic, it is very well made. It puts you right into the action, and it is very gritty. Frontline also has some great ones that you can watch for free, that I enjoyed a bit more though.

mickerdoo recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Well made documentary that puts you alongside American soldiers in Afghanistan.

jbnunn recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Gritty, real look at war--follows a group of soldiers in Afghanistan and covers not only life in conflict but also the life in between on the base. Great views of interactions between soliders and locals--highlighting the difficulties of a war with an enemy that is not easy to identify.

netizenshane recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

brilliant insight into the reality of war

mskaslien recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Nominated for an acadamy award for a reason, this movie shows you what war is really like. Here you see that the everyday life of soldiers, isn't everyday at all. Coping with a constantly changing and hostile environment, we follow the lives of a handful of soldiers as they fight for their country.

angott.al recommended this 2 years ago

War is hell. This documentary will hopefully make all appreciate the sacrifices that are being made. It doesn’t ask the questions “Why are we here?” “Why are we fighting this war?” “What is the point?” It doesn’t need to. You can see the reason in the eyes of every military man interviewed.

inaniloqutor recommended this 2 years ago

good film.

gleitz recommended this 2 years ago

I'm not a huge fan of war movies but this one stuck with me.
The director, Tim Hetherington, was killed today by Colonel Qadaffi's troops in Libya.

saralynneharper recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

very moving documentary.

thudson recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

An intensely illuminating and compelling documentary of life as young soldiers in the Korgengal valley.

jon recommended this 2 years, 3 months ago

Saw this last night and was blown away by how close the filmmakers were to gunfights and actual warfare. Focuses on a 15 man outpost in one of the most dangerous parts of afghanistan