By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sebastian Junger | Tim Hertherington
Country: united_states
Year: 2010
Running time: 93
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/
Chris says: “I’ve always struggled with war films (both fictional and docs)—it’s possibly my least favorite genre. But I loved THE HURT LOCKER and if this isn’t exactly its real-life equivalent, that’s fine because it aims for something else. Not to say war’s psychological effects aren’t explored (they make for some of the most intense, touching moments), but Sebastian Junger’s and Tim Hetherington’s in-the-trenches-of-Afghanistan doc amazes primarily for its access in which it closely follows a platoon in combat for one year. Thankfully, the filmmakers know they’re making a film and not just a document—the narrative threads and personalities that emerge cohere and compel as well as any screenplay without feeling scripted at all. 4 cats”