Sinopsis(1)
Crónica de las vidas de un pelotón de soldados estadounidenses que combaten en el valle más peligroso de Afganistán, llamado Korengal. El documental se centra en un remoto puesto formado por 15 hombres llamado Restrepo, un lugar conocido por su extrema peligrosidad donde se produce una quinta parte de los combates que ocurren en todo el país. Sebastian Junger, periodista, y Tim Hetherington, un reputado fotógrafo ganador de varios premios World Press Photo, pasaron varios meses empotrados con los marines estadounidenses en el valle, consiguiendo unas imágenes impactantes de la dura realidad del conflicto. (Emon Home Entertainment)
(más)Reseñas (1)
Restrepo is an advanced combat outpost of the US army in the militarily most exposed area of the Afghan battlefield, which bore the brunt of the clashes with the Taliban at a time when the US administration wanted to showcase itself as the victor where several other armies, including the Soviets and the British, had previously failed. It cannot be compared to the similarly themed Danish documentary Armadillo, which I find considerably smarter, more mature in terms of filmmaking, and much better at analyzing the typical low-intensity warfare that the Afghan battlefield represents. Restrepo is more action-packed partly because there was indeed more combat activity there, and partly because American filmmakers feel that the audience deserves some excitement, with camera shaking and emotional outbursts like "They're around the corner!" Overall impression: 55%.
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