The Kill Team

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The Kill Team

2014

1h 19m

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Working from the viewpoint of the accused, filmmaker Dan Krauss examines reports of terrible war crimes committed by a U.S. Army platoon in Afghanistan.

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Urgent, mesmerizing, and infuriating, The Kill Team looks at American foreign policy from a rarely considered perspective.

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Ethan Gilsdorf

Boston Globe

Sep 11, 2014

Krauss's documentary is both solid and scathing, raising more questions that it answers.

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Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

Aug 21, 2014

3/4

It's a beautiful way to lose faith in humanity.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 7, 2014

It all adds up to a harrowing picture of the casualties of war - and the unchecked madness that may drive those entrusted to defend us.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 26, 2021

The Kill Team makes clear that the unit was not some rogue outfit, but conducting itself according to the US military's standard operating procedures.

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Indra Arriaga

Anchorage Press

Jun 20, 2017

The Kill Team should raise questions about societal shifts that desensitize realities about war and relationships between peoples.

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

Dec 24, 2014

B+

This is a powerful and effective documentary that exposes facts about the nature of war that the military establishment would rather keep secret. It serves as a reminder about the high levels of corruption in the military.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Apr 1, 2026

Definitely an interesting war documentary!

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Michael M

@RT31259868 Nov 8, 2023

Oof, that was Rotten.

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Sep 3, 2016

Not sure if enjoyed is the right word but I'm glad I watched it. Chillingly frank and disturbing.

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Jul 2, 2016

Excellent, provoking, makes you wonder what other wars were like without pictures and social media.

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Jun 8, 2015

They're called the Maywand District murders. In 2010 a group American soldiers went through Afghanistan villages deliberately targeting civilians. This disturbing documentary examines how killing (stories of killings, trophies from killing,& photos of killing) becomes a morbid form of commerce during warfare.

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May 8, 2015

Sadly in this Unamerican, self hating movie, private Winfield should have gotten on board with the program and joined the winning team. But he had to cry like a little bitch because his mommy didn't hug him enough.

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Synopsis

Working from the viewpoint of the accused, filmmaker Dan Krauss examines reports of terrible war crimes committed by a U.S. Army platoon in Afghanistan.

Director: Dan Krauss
Producer: Linda Davis, Dan Krauss
Screenwriter: Dan Krauss, Lawrence Lerew, Linda Davis
Distributor: Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co: Motto Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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