Jul 30, 2010 a firefight at breaks out at outpost restrepo in afghanistan t korengal valley. It was the scene of fierce fighting between isafs eastern command, consisting mostly of us forces, and taliban insurgents. Join us in remembering the life of an incomparable photojournalist, codirector of restrepo, and great friend, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya. Seven men died during the deployment, including juan doc restrepo, now the namesake for platoons remote outpost. They were in the korangal valley, described on cnn as the most dangerous place in the world.
The viewer comes to understand the grazing cow became entangled in the barbed wire around the small base, where the u. What is courage korengal breaks down war in afghanistan. One of the movies nominated for an oscar this week is restrepo, a documentary about american soldiers at a remote outpost in afghanistan. Little do they know, they are being sent into the heart of darkness. Soldiers recall their first impressions, thoughts and fears arriving at korengal valley in afghanistan. Afghanistan war documentary restrepo nominated for oscar. Aug 02, 2010 restrepo, the riveting new documentary film from tim hetherington and sebastian junger, follows a platoon of u. A second film, korengal, gives a more in depth view into life at outpost restrepo. Restrepo director tim hetherington killed in libya. Tim hatherington, director of the documentary film restrepo, spent five months on the ground with the american soldiers at the outpost. His latest publishing project is infidel, an intimate portrait of a single u. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the restrepo outpost before coming back to the main kop base where they can get a hot shower and call their family. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan.
Restrepo, dvd, widescreen, special interestdocumentary, 829567073322. In the case of alien outpost, the handheld documentary footage is shot by a crew sent to capture what life is like on a military outpost. Restrepo, the medic for whom the outpost in jungers film was named, remain relatively few compared, at least, to vietnam. Restrepo, etre soldats en afghanistan 2010 film en francais. Korengal valley alternatively spelled korengal, kurangal, korangal. Aug 06, 2010 directed by tim hetherington, sebastian junger. A firefight at breaks out at outpost restrepo in afghanistant korengal valley. Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistan s korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings.
What sebastian junger and restrepo wont tell you about. Misha pemblebelkin, left, and fellow soldiers from battle company, 173rd airborne brigade are shown here during a firefight at nowdefunct outpost restrepo in afghanistans korengal valley. His most recent bestseller, war chronicles one platoons deployment in afghanistan s deadly korengal valley. Restrepo chronicles a year with a single platoon stationed at the restrepo outpost in afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of. And so, after years of sustained fighting and casualties, the u. The filmmakers restrepo a film by sebastian junger. Their 2010 documentary restrepo was nominated for an academy award.
Restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. The 2nd platoon is depicted defending the outpost op named after a platoon medic who was killed earlier in the campaign, pfc juan sebastian restrepo. Spend ninety minutes in the throes of battle with a platoon of u. Op, often heard, is short for outpost, cop for combat outpost, and kop for korengal outpost one of many combat outposts in afghanistan at the time. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes. A firefight at breaks out at outpost restrepo in afghanistan t korengal valley. The outpost was named restrepo, after the platoon medic who was killed early in the deployment, and while i was there, nearly onefifth of the combat in all of afghanistan was happening around our. May 31, 2014 between 2007 and 2008, junger and hetherington spent 10 months with a platoon of about 30 men at an outpost called restrepo. The documentary restrepo is an unsparing, upclose look at the life of a group of soldiers in the deadly korangal valley of afghanistan.
Jul 14, 2017 the outpost was named restrepo, after the platoon medic who was killed early in the deployment, and while i was there, nearly onefifth of the combat in all of afghanistan was happening around our. Restrepo, national geographic troops nicknamed afghanistans korengal valley death valley for a reason. The loss of medic juan doc restrepo leads the platoon to name an outpost in the remote korengal valley after him. Tim hetherington, award winning photographer and documentary filmmaker is the coproducer and codirector of restrepo with sebastian junger, which won the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival. These two films have been called an imperishable record of the war in afghanistan. Korangal valley is a valley in the daraipech district of kunar province in eastern afghanistan. In a particularly telling scene, an afghan man comes to outpost restrepo to ask. Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. Jan 28, 2011 one of the movies nominated for an oscar this week is restrepo, a documentary about american soldiers at a remote outpost in afghanistan. With restrepo 2010, filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington take the viewer directly into the many battles fought by the soldiers stationed in outpost restrepo, named in. Afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. Jun 30, 2010 afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. 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. The hardfought swath of ground in this instance was combat outpost restrepo, an offshoot of a bigger outpost, and more importantly, an offshoot won following a brutal fight in the wake of juan.
Restrepo, bluray, widescreen, special interestdocumentary, 829567074220. Restrepo was a strategic outpost named in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was. Juan restrepo restrepo was a strategic outpost named in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was killed in action. Fortytwo american service men died fighting in the korangal and hundreds were wounded, primarily between 2006 and 2009. Stylistically, raisani borrows a lot from tim hetherington and sebastian jungers documentary restrepo. The soldiers of second platoon built and manned a remote and strategic outpost that they named restrepo, in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was killed in action.
Sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons year dug in with the second platoon in one of afghanistan s most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the taliban. Restrepo filmmaker tim hetherington killed photographing. Korengal webisode from restrepo on national geographic channel. Download restrepo yts yify movies torrents download. Jones practices his golf swing while at the main kop firebase in the valley. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Ap photooutpost films tim hetherington is shown at the restrepo outpost in the korengal valley, afghanistan, during the filming of the documentary restrepo in.
Ap photo outpost films tim hetherington is shown at the restrepo outpost in the korengal valley, afghanistan, during the filming of the documentary restrepo in this 2007 file publicity image. The movie focuses on 15 soldiers based at outpost restrepo, named after a platoon medic killed early in the deployment. Afghanistans korengal valley, a stronghold of al qaeda and the taliban, has proven to be one of. In restrepo, misha pemble is startled by the sound of gunfire during a firefight with insurgents in afghanistan. The tragic story of outpost restrepo sums up the whole afghan. In 2008 sebastian junger and tim hetherington dug in with the men of second platoon for a year. From may 2007 to july 2008, battle company of the 173rd airborne brigade was stationed in the remote korengal valley of eastern afghanistan considered one of the most dangerous postings of the war. 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 brigade combat team. Forsaking narrative structure for pure visceral power, restrepo plunges viewers into the experiences of soldiers on the front lines of the afghan war.
Some soldiers have called the korengal valley the deadliest place on earth. I first watched korengal, released in 2014, and just now watched restrepo, released in 2010. Between 2007 and 2008, junger and hetherington spent 10 months with a platoon of about 30 men at an outpost called restrepo. Jun 26, 2014 as suggested by the new films title, which refers to the valley where outpost restrepo was located, korengal zooms out from the first films granular focus on the daytoday life of the. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a. Restrepo to screen at afi silverdocs this weekend united.
To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either the flash plugin or an html5video enabled browser. Jul 02, 2010 in restrepo, misha pemble is startled by the sound of gunfire during a firefight with insurgents in afghanistan. Restrepo was a strategic outpost named in honour of their medic, pfc juan restrepo, who was killed in action. Restrepo a look into the lives of americans fighting. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the u. The restrepo outpost is named after a medic that was killed in action in the area. The korangal outpost kop was established at an abandoned lumber yard in april 2006 by task. About onethird of the outpost soldiers were redeployed back to kunar, afghanistan. As a cadet at west point majoring in human geography, i was fascinated to watch the ways the soldiers confronted and adapted to the challenges posed by the local culture of. Nobody thinks about foreign policy in restrepo, a documentary shot during the 15 months an american company fought there under almost daily fire.
Misha pemblebelkin, left, and fellow soldiers from battle company, 173rd airborne brigade are shown here during a firefight at nowdefunct outpost restrepo in afghanistan s korengal valley. Restrepo, the riveting new documentary film from tim hetherington and sebastian junger, follows a platoon of u. Sebastian jungers 2010 book war, and the subsequent film restrepo, document his experiences while embedded with battle company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry, 173rd airborne brigade combat team manning the small outpost restrepo, named for fallen medic juan sebastian restrepo, in the korangal valley. Filmed by author sebastian junger war and awardwinning photographer tim hetherington, restrepo takes viewers on their own 90minute deployment, without comment or agenda.
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