Restrepo (film)

Restrepo is a 2010 American documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and BritishAmerican photojournalist Tim Hetherington.

The film follows the 2nd Platoon of Battle Company on a 15month deployment in the Korengal Valley of northeast Afghanistan in the Nuristan area. The Korengal flows north to the Pech, which then flows east to the Kunar River valley on the border with Pakistan. The film chronicles the lives of the men from their deployment to the time of their return home. The Korengal Valley was at the time regarded as the deadliest place on Earth as stated in the documentary itself, trailers, and television commercials on the National Geographic Channel. The goal of the deployment was to clear the Korengal Valley of insurgency and gain the trust of the local populace.They begin their deployment at Combat Outpost OP Korengal, or KOP, and early in the campaign PFC Juan S. Restrepo is killed, as well as another team member, PFC Vimoto. The film portrays negotiations with the local people, construction of an advanced outpost, OP Restrepo, as well as the challenges and intermittent firefights they face. ........

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