Vietnam war from 1967 to 1969, and his book is considered by most critics to be the. A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in afghanistan. Army platoon second platoon, b company, 2nd battalion, 503rd infantry regiment airborne, 173rd airborne brigade combat team in the korengal valley, afghanistan. They were in the korangal valley, described on cnn as the most dangerous place in the world. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Classroom libraries and book collections for preschool, elementary.
Aguilar, an unemployed literature professor who has resorted to selling dog food for a living, returns home from a short trip to discover that his wife, agustina, has gone mad. Filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington pay a visit to afghanistans korengal valley to spend a year with the second platoon, a besieged squadron who dubbed their stronghold outpost restrepo in honor of their fallen comrade pfc juan restrepo. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. The war documentary restrepo, directed by sebastian junger and the recently. Restrepo restrepo is a film documentary made by sebastian junger and tim hetherington of the fifteen months they spent embedded with a u. The men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell, aron hijar, misha pemblebelkin, miguel cortez, sterling jones, brendan obyrne, joshua mcdonough, kyle steiner, angel toves, sebastian junger, tim hetherington, sebastian junger, tim hetherington, john battsek, nick. Alvaro restrepo, psychiatrist in bartow, fl us news. A strategic passage wanted by the taliban and alqaeda, afghanistans korengal valley is among the deadliest pieces of terrain in the world for u. Her first novel, isle of passion, is based on historical deeds that occurred on clipperton island. Jorge oviedo, luis chias becerril, martha hijar medina, rafael lozano, ann m.
For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. Laura restrepo born 1950 in bogota, colombia is a colombian author who began writing what were mainly political columns in her midtwenties. Join facebook to connect with aaron restrepo and others you may know. Alvaro restrepo is a psychiatrist in bartow, florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. Internationally acclaimed for the virtuosity and power of her fiction, laura restrepo has created in delirium a passionate, lyrical, devastating tale of eros and insanity. Aug 06, 2010 directed by tim hetherington, sebastian junger. Restrepo is such a battlefield immersion, it almost works against itself.
The film is narrated by several men who fought with pfc juan s. Misha pemblebelkin, made famous by the documentary restrepo and the book war, has returned to kunar province in eastern afghanistan as a platoon sergeant with b company of the 3rd. During his administration he worked towards making political reconciliation among the conservative and liberals. Jun 30, 2010 afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. Afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy. The level of access attained by tim hetherington and sebastian junger over their 15month period embedded with the second platoon, battle company. An alqaeda and taliban stronghold, korengal valley sees some of the fiercest fighting in the. In 2002 she won the premio arzobispo san clemente award for her novel leopard in the sun. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at sundance film festival 2010, restrepo chronicles the development of a platoon of u. Restrepo is a documentary that chronicles the year that filmmakers and journalists tim hetherington and sebastian junger spent embedded with the second platoon, a squadron that was besieged while seeking to liberate the korengal valley in afghanistan. Quietly, his staffers procured two flags one for his parents, the other for the love of his life, idil. Laura restrepo has 27 books on goodreads with 25414 ratings.
Carlos eugenio restrepo restrepo september 12, 1867 july 6, 1937 was a colombian lawyer, writer, and statesman, who was elected president of colombia in 1910. They sound like cracks and drumbeats harmless or, at least, less harmful. Jul 02, 2010 the gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. Her first fiction novel, isle of passion, is based on historical facts from clipperton island. War documentary restrepo is an unflinching film about. When he died amid the dust and the rocks of afghanistans unforgiving korengal valley, pfc.
Aron hijar, recalls his thoughts as he flew over the korengal. Steaks in afghanistan during war the new york times. Sebastian jungers documentary film restrepo deserves an. To make their bracingly visceral documentary restrepo, winner of the grand jury prize at the 2010 sundance film festival, awardwinning journalists tim hetherington liberia. Juan restrepo couldnt have known that his brothers in arms would establish a hardscrabble outpost. Mas adelante nos detendremos a analizar esta categoria, identificando algunos. The war documentary restrepo, directed by sebastian junger. Nobody thinks about foreign policy in restrepo, a documentary shot during the 15 months an american company fought there under almost daily fire. The gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies.
Senator mccain felt, as we did, that tim deserved this final gesture. Restrepo chronicles the oneyear deployment of a platoon of american soldiers at. Watch the clip titled aaron hijar for the film restrepo 2010. Misha pemblebelkin, made famous by the documentary restrepo and the book war, has returned to kunar province in eastern afghanistan as a platoon sergeant with b. Subject to the documentary, restrepo by sebastian junger and war by the same author. Incluye acceso al primer capitulo del libro en pdf. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes.
Between may 2007 and july 2008, filmmakers sebastian junger and tim hetherington follow a 15man platoon into the remote outpost of restrepo. The film shows the dedication to their duty as a soldier and their commitment to one another as brothers. It almost makes a person forget its even a documentary, creating an expectation to see everything youd see in a hollywood war movie, including people dying onscreen. With the men of battle company 2nd of the 503rd infantry regiment 173rd airborne brigade combat team, juan doc restrepo, dan kearney, lamonta caldwell. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. This acclaimed book by marino restrepo is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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