Their lives were our lives: We did not sit down with their families, we did not interview Afghans, we did not explore geopolitical debates. Soldiers are living and fighting and dying at remote outposts in Afghanistan in conditions that few Americans back home can imagine.
Their experiences are important to understand, regardless of one's political beliefs. Beliefs can be a way to avoid looking at reality. This is reality. Tim Hetherington is an acclaimed photographer and filmmaker who has reported on conflict for more than 10 years. No toys in war either. Award-winning photojournalist Tim Hetherington captures beauty, fear and pain in Korengal The movie focuses on a remote 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. This is an entirely experimental film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
The only goal is to make you feel as if you have just been through a minute deployment. This is war, full stop. As one soldier cheers when he kills an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive him for all of the killing he has done. As one soldier grieves the loss of his friend in combat, another explains why he misses the war now that his deployment has ended, and admits he would go back to the front line in a heartbeat.
Shortly after the release of his documentary Restrepo, photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya. And still you guys kept going back?
Is there a kind of survival adrenaline that kicks in during those moments of pain and stress? The Battle Company men must have been a little surprised that you and Tim kept coming back, even after your injuries? In the film, the soldiers talk about their haunting memories and psychological issues since returning. Are you dealing with the some similar challenges? We just saw a piece of war journalism end a military career. If you had been reporting the Rolling Stone story, would you have sold out McChrystal?
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