Restrepo
2010 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 7.2 · 91% critics
Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-06-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (365 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- radio
- dead soldier
- us army
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- taliban
- grief
- explosion
- duringcreditsstinger
- korengal
- u.s. army soldier
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 2010
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
- JR
Juan "Doc" Restrepo
as Himself
- DK
Dan Kearney
as Himself
- LC
LaMonta Caldwell
as Himself
- AH
Aron Hijar
as Himself
Directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger