{"id":4404,"date":"2016-11-10T15:19:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:01:12","slug":"restrepo-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=4404","title":{"rendered":"Restrepo-2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Restrepo-2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directors Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #514<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70129360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4405\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70129360-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70129360\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70129360-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/70129360.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed November 10, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:\u00a0B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restrepo (2010) is an informative documentary concerning a group of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan to battle the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>Filmmakers spent a year following this group of men, documenting their experiences, pains, losses, and joys.<\/p>\n<p>Camera crews follow them almost non-stop.<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting aspect of this piece is the camaraderie that is evident among the soldiers- a bond that is a brotherhood of sorts.<\/p>\n<p>Friendships that develop amid peril will undoubtedly never be broken or tarnished.<\/p>\n<p>The fear and worry that these soldiers go through- under the constant uncertainty of attack, far away from their families- is powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Slight gripes are the redundancy of the documentary&#8217;s subject matter. The projects developed around one war or another seem endlessly repetitive.<\/p>\n<p>I freely admit this is an important matter, but while watching Restrepo, I couldn&#8217;t help feeling that I&#8217;d seen other versions of the same documentary before, not to mention in mainstream film.<\/p>\n<p>The war experience is a popular story to tell.<\/p>\n<p>I also got the sense of an &#8216;us against them mentality in this documentary, which is not always a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>More about the relationships with the &#8220;good&#8221; Afghan people might have been nice.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, though, Restrepo (2010) is a decent, interesting documentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Documentary Feature<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Documentary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restrepo-2010 Directors Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger Scott&#8217;s Review #514 Reviewed November 10, 2016 Grade:\u00a0B- Restrepo (2010) is an informative documentary concerning a group of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan to battle the Taliban. Filmmakers spent a year following this group of men, documenting their experiences, pains, losses, and joys. 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