One platoon, one valley, one year.

Winner of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, and heralded as one of the best war films ever made, Restrepo focuses on the deployment of a US platoon in Afghanistan's hos­tile Korengal Valley – considered one of the most dangerous postings of the war.

Exceptional…an outstanding documentary…see it! New York Times

Over the course of 15 months, the two filmmakers Tim Hetherington (killed in 2011 while filming conflict in Libya) and Sebastian Junger (author of ‘The Perfect Storm’) lived with the unit shadowing their every move, resulting in extraordinary footage. From spectacular combat and ambush scenes to difficult discussions with local village elders, civilian and military deaths, never before has such access been granted. Restrepo is as close as it gets to seeing what life as a soldier is really like.

Awards
2010 Won – Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival, Documentary
2011 Won – TCA (Television Critics) Award Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2010 Won – PFCS Award Best Documentary
2010 Won – NBR Award Best Directorial Debut
2010 Won – Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Documentary
2011 Nominated – Oscar for Best Documentary, Features
2011 Nominated – Critics Choice Award Best Documentary Feature
2011 Nominated – Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Debut

Review
“Following the fortunes of an American platoon during their 2007 rotation in Afghanistan's Ko­rengal Valley, Restrepo avoids any outright comment on America's invol­vement in the Middle East to capture the instinctive affection between young soldiers in the firing line of an ambiguous conflict. The cameras follow this inexperienced unit as they establish an outpost in the mountains from which to confer a shaky stability on the surrounding tribal villages. The importance of this difficult mission is never fully articulated by the soldiers–and in the absence of a clear military goal their desire to carry out their orders becomes attached to the desire to honour a fallen comrade: PFC Juan Sebastián ‘Doc’ Restrepo, a liked and boisterous private after whom both the film and the outpost are named. Daily life in the outpost is punctuated by frightening and inconclusive firefights that climax in a stalemate-busting final assault with some inevitably tragic consequences. These violent episodes are so close to the camera that you marvel at the bravery of the two journalists behind Restrepo: Sebastian Junger (writer of The Perfect Storm) and photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in 2011 documenting civil conflict in Libya. Their unseen courage adds another dynamic to this arresting film.” –Leo Batchelor