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Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

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Residents of Afghanistan discuss the war and how it affects them.

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Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 11/15/2015
3/5
Ruminations upon the fate of young men forced to the frontline by harsh economics serve as a stark reminder of the ongoing price of this conflict, with irregular pay, substandard supplies and the spectre of death an everyday reality. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies 11/13/2015
4/5
A troubling treatise on the human aspect of warfare. Go to Full Review
Ed Potton The Times (UK) 11/12/2015
2/5
Unfortunately, although it conveys plenty of the tedium of soldiering, there's little of the drama that I assume it also features. Go to Full Review
Phil W. Bayles One Room With A View 05/07/2019
4/5
Tell Spring is an angrier yet wearier documentary than most. Go to Full Review
Lucy Popescu CineVue 04/08/2019
4/5
Farouky captures the beauty of the landscape, despite the ravages of war, and he recognizes the importance of the small moments that linger with you. Go to Full Review
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01/16/2016 Documentary will show Afghan Soldiers, barely trained trying to fight the Taliban without US soldiers. See more 11/15/2015 Distressing / deeply insightful. See more 10/27/2015 10/27/15 Netflix A really interesting look at the situation in Afghanistan from their soldiers point of view after we have left. Somethings are universal such as who does the fighting and dying, how corrupt the politicians are and how ineffective the senior leadership is. That is a broken country that might never be safe or well governed. A sad situation given the blood and treasure so many people and countries have given. See more 07/31/2015 I hope this film is shown throughout Afghanistan so all can see the dilemma of trying to protect one's country when the enemy is people you know. This film establishes the fact that the US, UK, AUS, NZ, etc., didn't do Aftghanis any favours by coming in, messing up the country and leaving an untrained bunch of youngsters to the hands of the Taliban. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Residents of Afghanistan discuss the war and how it affects them.
Director
Saeed Taji Farouky, Michael McEvoy
Producer
Saeed Taji Farouky, Michael McEvoy
Genre
Documentary, War
Original Language
root
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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