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Released 16 years ago.
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Restrepo
"One platoon, one valley, one year"
2010 1h 33m EN
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Synopsis
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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.
βOne platoon, one valley, one yearβ
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Juan "Doc" Restrepo
Himself
Dan Kearney
Himself
LaMonta Caldwell
Himself
Aron Hijar
Himself
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tim Hetherington
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michael Levine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Juan "Doc" Restrepo and Dan Kearney and LaMonta Caldwell carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "One platoon, one valley, one year".
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IMDB entry: tt1559549 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tim Hetherington directs. Michael Levine cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Editor Michael Levine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Juan "Doc" Restrepo and Dan Kearney and LaMonta Caldwell carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "One platoon, one valley, one year".
- 6IMDB entry: tt1559549 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 13 themes, including "based on novel or book", "isolation", "afghanistan", "radio".
The technical file
- Editing
- Michael Levine
- Runtime
- 93 min Β· 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,437,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Restrepo (2010)
Awards
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- OU
Outpost Productions
Key crew
- CinematographyTim Hetherington
- EditorMichael Levine
- CinematographySebastian Junger
- Executive ProducerNick Quested
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- afghanistan
- radio
- dead soldier
- us army
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- taliban
- grief
- explosion
- duringcreditsstinger
- korengal
- u.s. army soldier
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2010-01-21Β· Sundance
- Theatrical2010-06-25R
Also known as
International titles
- Restrepo - In der HΓΆlle AfghanistanDE
- Un an au cΕur des combatsFR
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