Restrepo

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Restrepo

R

Released Jun 25, 2010

1h 33m

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Biography

History

Drama

War

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Photographer Tim Hetherington and journalist Sebastian Junger allow the realities of war to speak for themselves in this unnarrated documentary about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan. The men of Second Platoon, Battle Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade teeter from naivete to weariness as months of alternating boredom and fighting take their toll. The loss of medic Juan "Doc" Restrepo leads the platoon to name an outpost in the remote Korengal Valley after him.

Critics Consensus

Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, Restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the Afghan War.

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

its most emotionally raw moments are indicative of their military subjects' exceptional comfort level with their observers ( ... ) the arid yet woody outcroppings high above the valley are an intriguing new terrain

Nov 13, 2013

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Captures the complex human face of modern warfare.

Rated: B+

Oct 12, 2010

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Restrepo is an exercise in visceral intimacy.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 8, 2010

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Junger and Hetherington have created one of 2010's best documentaries and an easy frontrunner for an Best Documentary Oscar Award this year.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Hetherington thinks...this can be done without calling the war by its proper name, which greatly weakens his endeavor, despite all the heroics and good intentions...

Aug 18, 2020

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Junger and Hetherington create the doc equivalent of this year's gripping war movie The Hurt Locker, as they embed us in the boredom, sheer chaotic terror and macho camaraderie of soldiers from the Second Platoon...

Jun 10, 2020

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Pierre L

The fact is that no negociation with the evil is useful. The only alternative is the helleno-buddhic reconquest of the pure land. This is the way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/02/23

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Audience Member

This is what it really looks like out there. Documentaries should have less narration like this one, it feels much less biased that way. They are just showing you what happens out there.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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this was one of the best, if not the best, war documentaries I've ever seen. Everyone should see this to get an idea of what these men go through. And don't forget to see the second documentary that follows up with them after they are out of the army.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Restrepo is a great documentary with a great insight on how the men were living in a combat area. Its a unique documentary with lots of emotions and feelings. I recommend this documentary for those who love to see how soliders are living in a area full of enemies.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

A soldier's life is never easy. The documentary show the things they face, their dramas and, most importantly, their humanity.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger Did an amazing job showing the people who go to war as more than just killing machines. Photo journalism at its finest. (Because much of the film detailed Hetherington's camera work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

Photographer Tim Hetherington and journalist Sebastian Junger allow the realities of war to speak for themselves in this unnarrated documentary about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan. The men of Second Platoon, Battle Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade teeter from naivete to weariness as months of alternating boredom and fighting take their toll. The loss of medic Juan "Doc" Restrepo leads the platoon to name an outpost in the remote Korengal Valley after him.

Director: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Producer: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Distributor: National Geographic
Production Co: Outpost Films
Rating: R (Some Descriptions of Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 33m

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