iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jan 2, 2011 11:08pm
Has anyone seen this documentary? I just watched it tonight on Nat Geo, and it was amazing.
From the website:
From the website:
Coincidentally, this is the same place medal of honor recipient Sal Guita earned his medal. you can watch a 15 minute clip of Sal Guita and his story here (a lot of the same men in this clip are also in the documentary): http://restrepothemovie.com/RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats. The only goal is to make viewers feel as if they have just been through a 90-minute deployment. This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you.
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Jan 2, 2011 11:13pm
Damnit I have seen the commercials for it all week and forgot it was on tonight. I can't wait to see it.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Jan 2, 2011 11:16pm
I saw it a few weeks ago when it first aired. Very moving flim.
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Barry Badrinath
Posts: 176
Jan 2, 2011 11:45pm
Always appreciated what the soldiers do but never fathomed what it was actually like until I saw this. Great film indeed.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 3, 2011 12:04pm
Haven't seen the movie, but read the book. Amazing story and a must for pretty much everyone.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Jan 3, 2011 12:06pm
saw it on netflix
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jan 3, 2011 1:21pm
ptown_trojans_1;622965 wrote:Haven't seen the movie, but read the book. Amazing story and a must for pretty much everyone.
Just got the book this christmas.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 3, 2011 5:57pm
Glory Days;623056 wrote:Just got the book this christmas.
It's great. I could not put it down, finished it in two days.