Restrepo

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for language throughout including some descriptions of violence.

Moral Rating:

not reviewed

Moviemaking Quality:

Primary Audience:

Adults

Genre:

Documentary

Length:

1 hr. 33 min.

Year of Release:

2010

USA Release:

January, 2010 (festival)
June 25, 2010 (NYC/LA)

Copyright, National Geographic Entertainment, National Geographic Channel

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Featuring	_____
Director	Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington
Producer	Outpost Films, John Battsek, Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger, Nick Quested
Distributor	National Geographic Entertainment, National Geographic Channel

“One platoon, one valley, one year”

Copyrighted, National Geographic Entertainment, National Geographic Channel

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the one-year 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 94-minute deployment. This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you.”

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