Restrepo

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Directed by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Produced by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger

With: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

Cinematography: Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Editing: Michael Levine

Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 06 August 2010
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color

British photojournalist Tim Hetherington and American print journalist Sebastian Junger dispassionately chronicle a year in the life of an American military platoon stationed in a hazardous and isolated area in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Stationed in an outpost named "Restrepo" in honor of Juan Sebastián Restrepo, one of the platoon's medics who was killed early in the Battalion's tour, this powerful documentary depicts the day-to-day existence of the young American soldiers as they attempt to push back the Taliban.

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Directors Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger's objective and insightful fly-on-the-wall documentary chronicles the year a Battalion of young American soldiers spent in one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous valleys.

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