Restrepo (film)

Restrepo (film)
Restrepo

Film poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Tim Hetherington
  • Sebastian Junger
Cinematography
  • Tim Hetherington
  • Sebastian Junger
Editing by Michael Levine
Distributed by
Release date(s) January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21) (Sundance)
June 25, 2010[1] (2010[1]-06-25) (United States)
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,422,910[2]

Restrepo is a 2010 documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British/American photojournalist Tim Hetherington.

The film explores the year that Junger and Hetherington spent in Afghanistan on assignment for Vanity Fair,[3] embedded with the Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army in the Korengal valley. The 2nd Platoon is depicted defending an Observation Post (OP) named OP Restrepo, for PFC Juan Sebastián Restrepo, a Colombian-born naturalized U.S. citizen platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campaign.[4]

Contents

Story

The film follows the 2nd Platoon of Bravo Company on a 15-month deployment in the Korengal Valley of northeast Afghanistan. It chronicles the lives of the men from their deployment to the time of their return home. The Korengal Valley was at the time regarded as "the deadliest place on Earth" (as stated in the documentary itself, trailers, and television commercials on the National Geographic Channel). The goal of the deployment was to clear the Korengal Valley of insurgency and gain the trust of the local populace.

They begin their deployment at OP Korengal, and early in the campaign PFC Restrepo is killed, as well as another team member, PFC Vimoto. The film portrays negotiations with the local people, construction of an advanced outpost, OP Restrepo, as well as the challenges and intermittent firefights they face.

In the latter portion of the film, the dangerous mission Operation Rock Avalanche is shown along with some of its tragic consequences, such as dead civilians and soldiers, as well as the emotional distress that the soldiers are left with in its aftermath.

Reception

The film received the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It received a certified fresh rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert awarded Restrepo four out of four stars.[6]. Additionally, numerous critics and publications included it in their annual top film selections.[7][8][9]

It was named as one of the top documentary films of 2010 by the National Board of Review.

It was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary,[10] which was won by "Inside Job".

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References

External links

Awards
Preceded by
We Live in Public
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
2010
Succeeded by
How to Die in Oregon

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