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The documentary takes place between 2007 and 2008 in Korengal Valley in Afganistan.<ref name=NPR/> |
The documentary takes place between 2007 and 2008 in Korengal Valley in Afganistan.<ref name=NPR/> |
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The consists mainly of interviews with men in a Battle Company in the Second Battalion of the [[503rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|503rd Infantry Regiment]] and the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team stationed at outpost Restrepo.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reaney|first1=Patricia|title=War documentary 'Korengal' explores consequences of combat|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us-film-korengal-idUSKBN0E91XO20140529|accessdate=1 June 2014|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=29 May 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Pzp7oL5l|archivedate=1 June 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> Forty two soldiers died in Korengal Valley before the United States pulled out in April, 2010. Unlike ''Restropo'', which was film most of battle, examines the military life and experiences of the same men. The men are filmed in extreme closeup as they are interviewed as they express in words the the most intense fear and exhilaration they ever experienced while in combat. They express bounds between each other that go beyond the intensity of their own family ties. One soldier states that he would gladly die for one of his fellow soldiers.<ref name=NYT> |
The consists mainly of interviews with men in a Battle Company in the Second Battalion of the [[503rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|503rd Infantry Regiment]] and the [[173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team]] stationed at outpost Restrepo.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reaney|first1=Patricia|title=War documentary 'Korengal' explores consequences of combat|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us-film-korengal-idUSKBN0E91XO20140529|accessdate=1 June 2014|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=29 May 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Pzp7oL5l|archivedate=1 June 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> Forty two soldiers died in Korengal Valley before the United States pulled out in April, 2010. Unlike ''Restropo'', which was film most of battle, examines the military life and experiences of the same men. The men are filmed in extreme closeup as they are interviewed as they express in words the the most intense fear and exhilaration they ever experienced while in combat. They express bounds between each other that go beyond the intensity of their own family ties. One soldier states that he would gladly die for one of his fellow soldiers.<ref name=NYT> |
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{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=Haunted by Combat, Yet Missing the Brethren: In ‘Korengal,’ U.S. Soldiers Recall Their Time in Afghanistan|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/movies/in-korengal-us-soldiers-recall-their-time-in-afghanistan.html?_r=0|accessdate=1 June 2014|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=29 May 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6PzmWvkk7|archivedate=1 June 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=Haunted by Combat, Yet Missing the Brethren: In ‘Korengal,’ U.S. Soldiers Recall Their Time in Afghanistan|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/movies/in-korengal-us-soldiers-recall-their-time-in-afghanistan.html?_r=0|accessdate=1 June 2014|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=29 May 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6PzmWvkk7|archivedate=1 June 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:43, 1 June 2014
| Korengal | |
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 Korengal 2014 documentary film | |
| Directed by | Sebastian Junger |
| Produced by | Nick Quested |
| Cinematography | Tim Hetherington Sebastian Junger |
| Edited by | Michael Levine |
| Music by | Nathan Wang |
Production companies | Gold Crest Films, Outpost Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Korengal (2014) is a documentary that pick up where Restrepo left off taking the viewer deeper into soldiers' experiences of war in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. It has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 79%.[1]
Background
The documentary uses film footage shot between 2007 and 2008 photojournalist Tim Hetherington who died in 2011 while reporting during the Libyan Civil War. Hetherington spent approximately 10 months with a platoon at Restrepo outpost. The 2010 documentary Restrepo was nominated for an Academy Award. After the documentary Restrepo was made, there was still a considerable amount of film left over. About a year later Sebastian Junger started to work on Korengal, but it was difficult to do without Hetherington. Sebastian aim was to create a followup documentary the delved deeper into the individual soldier's experience the emotions of combat. It is intended to differ from it predecessor, Restrepo—which was intended to make the viewer feel what it was like to be in combat—by deconstructing what war does to the individual soldier.[2]
Plot
The documentary takes place between 2007 and 2008 in Korengal Valley in Afganistan.[2] The consists mainly of interviews with men in a Battle Company in the Second Battalion of the 503rd Infantry Regiment and the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team stationed at outpost Restrepo.[3] Forty two soldiers died in Korengal Valley before the United States pulled out in April, 2010. Unlike Restropo, which was film most of battle, examines the military life and experiences of the same men. The men are filmed in extreme closeup as they are interviewed as they express in words the the most intense fear and exhilaration they ever experienced while in combat. They express bounds between each other that go beyond the intensity of their own family ties. One soldier states that he would gladly die for one of his fellow soldiers.[4]
Whereas Restropo showed the "high" of combat, Korengal expresses more bitterness with on soldier saying "You did what you had to do."[4] Many of the soldiers miss the camaraderie of the other men, missed the adrenaline of war, and the excitement of "cheated death."[4] One soldier expressed this simply as "I'd go back there if I could."[4]
References
- ^ "Korengal (2014)". http://www.rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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NPR Staff (31 May 2014). "What Is Courage?: 'Korengal' Breaks Down War In Afghanistan". NPR. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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Holden, Stephen (29 May 2014). "Haunted by Combat, Yet Missing the Brethren: In 'Korengal,' U.S. Soldiers Recall Their Time in Afghanistan". New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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