This book is about why tribal sentiment is such a rare and precious thing in modern. Declining to interview anyone who wasnt billeted to restrepo, the documentary eschews commentary from generals, or political pundits, or even the soldiers families. This was only 1% of the years total boxoffice takings but it was a sixfold. This entry on our list of best military documentaries like restrepo on hulu talks about the hooligan platoon that was deployed in afghanistan and its soldiers. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing korengal at e. The soldiers are sent to a small remote outpost, considered to be one of the most dangerous spots for the us military. Newsmaxs top 25 conservative documentaries of all time. If it makes you feel any better that your favorite flick didnt make the cut. Take a few movies for example, if you take movies such as the hornests nest, restrepo, korengal, armadil. Korengal, a documentary about soldiers on the front lines in afghanistan like, way in the front, opens friday at e street cinema. Jul 09, 2010 restrepo offers frontline seats to afghanistans war, as sebastian junger and tim hetherington document a 15month deployment of a u. The film was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature and won the grand jury prize for a domestic documentary. Junger, a veteran war correspondent and author of several books. Korengal, a documentary about soldiers on the front lines in afghanistan like, way in the front, opens friday at.
For a year, filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington embedded with a platoon of american soldiers attempting to gain a foothold in a region of afghanistan that the. A person who hasnt been in firsthand military combat cannot really know what its like to be in this situation. The fall of syria and the rise of isis from national geographic documentary films, filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested meticulously identify the forces that led to the deadly conflict in syria and facilitated the rise of the radical islamists who are now organizing and inspiring terrorist operations around the world. Jun 20, 2010 the documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of soldiers in the deadly korangal valley of afghanistan. Last night we posted about some classic books were all meant to have read, but might not have gotten around to, and in the comments someone suggested we have a look at films. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. The level of access attained by tim hetherington and sebastian junger over their 15month period embedded with the second platoon, battle company.
Oct 07, 2010 restrepo is clearly a movie focused on the americans fear and suffering, rather than the afghans, leaving the judgment up to us. A new book lays down some hard truths about our defense systems. With the help of a little medication they wither, like a limb that has been. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Outpost mest malak felt like on a blistering day, you have to see these films. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. Jun 26, 2014 korengal, a documentary about soldiers on the front lines in afghanistan like, way in the front, opens friday at e street cinema. More than any other film, it puts you in a war zone, and you feel the danger the platoon feels. A person who hasnt been in firsthand l military combat cannot really know what its like to face death constantly.
In two great documentaries, restrepo 2010 and its sequel korengal 2014, junger. Uk dirk gentlys holistic detective agency 2016 a great, under appreciated comedy mystery based on the books by douglas adams a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy this show follows a down on his luck porter, todd elijah wood, as he is thrown into a murder mystery spanning time, space and seattle. For the best answers, search on this site i believe he does appear in the film, but not his moh actions. It also has good historical background along with interesting interviews. After watching restrepo on netflix, carrier was a documentary they recommended. Restrepo trailer restrepo, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival, awardwinning journalists tim hetherington. Before then, there were hit music documentaries like woodstock but most other nonfiction films could expect short runs in few theaters before dutiful audiences. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. Everybody is like, oh, youre going to the korangal. This academy awardnominated feature length documentary. In other words, the americans were a kind of magnet. Below, in alphabetical order, the 61 best documentaries of all time. The best documentaries of 2010 roger ebert roger ebert.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Books like books similar to other books books like. Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing. Here are our picks for 10 more mustsee war documentaries. Like wrights book, gibneys film revolves around the personal testimony of former scientologists like paul haggis, the. I was wondering if more movies, series or documentaries like these existed. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington are the filmmakers. Korengal 2014, armadillo 2010, the tillman story 2010, the last patrol 2014, the hornets nest 2014. As far as the content goes, the documentary explores people taking adderall and other stimulants to stay ahead in school and work, and the pressure that. Jul 12, 2010 we know that many of you experienced the documentary restrepo at afi silverdocs and other special screenings.
This means she basically sits around in pajamas making up lies. Restrepo offers frontline seats to afghanistans war, as sebastian junger and tim hetherington document a 15month deployment of a u. A poem is a naked person 2015 les blanks documentary about the legendary rock musician leon russell was filmed more than. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a. As glamorous as this may seem, she spends a lot of time researching, thinking, and talking to the dog about her characters, plots, and story lines. Restrepo is clearly a movie focused on the americans fear and suffering, rather than the afghans, leaving the judgment up to us. Lions for lambs featured stars like tom cruise and meryl streep. The experience became jungers book war, and the documentary restrepo, which was. It is stocked with donated books hetheringtons parents donated his collection, whilst aperture foundation, radius books, eugene richards and peter van agtmael have also donated. Basically anything that depicts the life of soldiers and modern warfare, either in iraqafhanistan or any place else. The setting for both these films is the korengal valley in afghanistan, which is quite near the. This clearly caught our eye because of the many documentary films we love are based on books. I first watched korengal, released in 2014, and just now watched restrepo, released in 2010. This academy awardnominated featurelength documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u.
The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of soldiers in the deadly korangal valley of afghanistan. Anonymous coward 75194629 was just watching this one earlier got 30 minutes in, at the part about maritime admiralty law, love it so far. This one was actually very interesting to me and i really enjoyed the commentary. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an. I also enjoyed that it was different from many other documentaries that are popular now. The film is director sebastian jungers followup to 2010s restrepo, which you also should watch. We know that many of you experienced the documentary restrepo at afi silverdocs and other special screenings. Having already won the grand jury prize for documentary at the sundance film festival this year, in addition to a host of other accolades, the film is continuing to open at more theaters across the country and were proud to help spread the word. Restrepo isnt just one of the saddest documentaries its also one of the most stressful. Documentary film is nothing but a nonfictional picture contains the actual footage of an event. In two great documentaries, restrepo 2010 and its sequel korengal 2014, junger and hetherington got the daily routine of an. Jul 02, 2010 the gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies.
This academy awardnominated featurelength documentary. Having already won the grand jury prize for documentary at the sundance film festival this year, in addition to a host of other accolades, the film is continuing to open at more theaters across the country and were proud to help spread. I was weary about watching this documentary because although i like documentaries, i can get bored sometimes. Junger is an adventurous reporter, and hetherington, an experienced warzone photographer. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. This is a film about war seen through the eyes of us military men, without any commentary. Oct 25, 2011 lions for lambs featured stars like tom cruise and meryl streep.
Jun 01, 2010 restrepo trailer restrepo, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival, awardwinning journalists tim hetherington liberia. Our mission we aspire to reduce the development gap between communities and use our business to inspire and. As far as the content goes, the documentary explores people taking adderall and other stimulants to stay ahead in school and work, and the pressure that pushes them to do so. Early in the iraq war, there was a documentary that followed a group of national guardsmen including their participation in the battle of fallujah. Jul 04, 2010 sebastian junger has been covering afghanistan since 1996, but for his book war and the film restrepo, he was embedded with a us army combat platoon. The documentaries that help explain bergdahl the new yorker. Restrepo is a finalist for an academy award for best documentaryand deservedly so, because it provides an almost unbearably intense immersion into the lives of soldiers at war. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. All music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. Not because he thought those debates were not valid, but because he felt they had already been dissected in books. March 2011 tim hetherington is an interesting character, as i found out when i sat down with him to talk shop about his film restrepo, and our conversation veered into all different directions. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. I watched it a long time before i joined so i cant speak to its authenticity but the part that sticks out in my memory the most was a hmmwv gunner getting bathed in shitwater because they had to.
Five documentaries you should netflix before seeing korengal. Now, without further ado, grab some popcorn, sit back, and dim the lights. What a small but growing minority of friday night moviegoers is beginning to discover is that theres. When journalist sebastian junger set out to make a documentary about the war in afghanistan told from the soldiers perspective, and to chronicle those experiences in a new book, war, he purposefully avoided wading into thorny political and strategic questions. Television still struggles to bring war zones home the. Korengal explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young. Korengal is the second film from restrepos sebastian junger and picks up. If you like restrepo you might like similar movies armadillo, korengal, only the dead, touching the void, the fog of war.
The tim hetherington photobook library is a library of roughly 1200 photography books at the bronx documentary center, 614 courtlandt avenue, bronx, new york. Restrepo 2010 unlike most war documentaries, restrepo isnt about trying to understand a war as much as survive it, and therefore lacks a political bias. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. Sebastian junger codirected two documentary films, restrepo and. Television still struggles to bring war zones home the new. Now, the job of finding the best military documentaries like restrepo on hulu wasnt an easy one, due to the special circumstances in which the shooting of the documentary took place. Sebastian junger talks about war and restrepo, the movie. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by american journalist sebastian junger and british photojournalist tim hetherington the film explores the year that junger and hetherington spent in afghanistan on assignment for vanity fair, embedded with the second platoon, b company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne. These are the 66 best documentaries of all time vogue. Gives a pretty realistic inside look at an aircraft carrier, the uss nimitz, during a 6 month deployment to the persian gulf during the current gulf war. Dec 15, 2010 for the best answers, search on this site i believe he does appear in the film, but not his moh actions. In two great documentaries, restrepo 2010 and its sequel.
Restrepo is a bullets over your head, crawl on your belly documentary experience, in which you will take fire with combat soldiers who are actually fighting in the korengal valley near the pakistan border in afghanistan. These two films have been called an imperishable record of the war in afghanistan. Restrepo, which won both an emmy and a sundance film festival award, is a featurelength documentary following the deployment of american soldiers in the korengal valley of afghanistan. I really enjoyed watching the hbo miniseries generation kill and the documtary restrepo. Jun 08, 2014 in other words, the americans were a kind of magnet. May 27, 2015 restrepo chronicles the deployment of a u. Restrepo is a bullets over your head, crawl on your belly documentary in which you will take fire with combat soldiers who are actually fighting in the korengal valley near the pakistan border in afghanistan.