Restrepo

Restrepo (2010)

1h 33m | Documentary, War | USA
7.5IMDb
7.3DouBan

With the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan, a large number of young Americans were sent to the battlefield like purgatory. They gave up their lives for the so-called ideals and justice and slaughtered them at the same time. Us military 173 airborne brigade a field platoon stationed in the Kurengal Valley, which is said to hide many Taliban militants, is also destined to become the most fierce fighting zone. In a battle, a soldier named John Restrepo was killed and his close comrades-in-arms were so unforgettable that they finally named a captured stronghold after Restrepo. They fought in the name of justice, but could not win the support of the local people. In the following year, the friendship of the soldiers became deeper and deeper, and the shadow of war and death was always around. This film won the 2010 Sundance Film Festival jury documentary Award.

With the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan, a large number of young Americans were sent to the battlefield like purgatory. They gave up their lives for the so-called ideals and justice and slaughtered them at the same time. Us military 173 airborne brigade a field platoon stationed in the Kurengal Valley, which is said to hide many Taliban militants, is also destined to become the most fierce fighting zone. In a battle, a soldier named John Restrepo was killed and his close comrades-in-arms were so unforgettable that they finally named a captured stronghold after Restrepo. They fought in the name of justice, but could not win the support of the local people. In the following year, the friendship of the soldiers became deeper and deeper, and the shadow of war and death was always around. This film won the 2010 Sundance Film Festival jury documentary Award.