Restrepo


1h 33m 2010

Brief Synopsis

The deployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade fighting in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley is chronicled throughout one year. The focus is on the remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action, and captures the experience of combat, boredom and fear through the

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
War
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Passion Pictures
Distribution Company
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT; Dogwoof Pictures; National Geographic Entertainment; Virgil Films & Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

The deployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade fighting in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley is chronicled throughout one year. The focus is on the remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action, and captures the experience of combat, boredom and fear through the eyes of the soldiers themselves.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
War
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Passion Pictures
Distribution Company
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT; Dogwoof Pictures; National Geographic Entertainment; Virgil Films & Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer June 25, 2010

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States January 2010

Released in United States June 2010

Released in United States Summer June 25, 2010

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010.

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)

Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010. )

Winner of the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.