This 3 disc set features 3 award-winning war documentaries and special features.
RESTREPO (2010 – USA)
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary, RESTREPO follows the brave soldiers
of the 173rd Airborne Brigade was stationed in the remote Korengal Valley of
Afghanistan – considered one of the most dangerous postings of the war. The
soldiers of Second Platoon built and manned a strategic outpost that they named
‘Restrepo’, in honour of their medic, Juan Restrepo, who was killed in
action. This is their story, in their words.
- Oscar Nominated for Best Documentary
- Won Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary
- Won Satellite Award for Best Documentary
- Won National Board of Review USA Awards for Best Directorial Debut, Won Top Five Documentaries
- Won Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Documentary
- Won Television Critics Association Award – Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
“Built around hand-held reportage, the film passes no judgement on the
rightness or otherwise of the occupation. But the sense of bewilderment and
futility speaks for itself.” Total Film
“An often electrifying verite trip into combat and the hearts of
men.” Variety
“Restrepo comes closest of any film I've seen to fully suggesting what
being a soldier is like.” Movie Metropolis
ARMADILLO (2010 – Denmark)
Award winning film director Janus Metz arrives in Afghanistan with a group of
young soldiers on their first tour of duty. Stationed on the Helmand frontline
in Camp Armadillo the platoon fights increasingly fierce battles with an enemy
that is nearby but rarely seen. As the fighting intensifies the effect of modern
warfare is gradually realised as exhaustion, fear and adrenaline set in.
Gripping, thought provoking and visceral, this is as close as you get to battle
action from the edge of your seat.
- Won Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Grand Prize
- Won Bodil Award Best Documentary, Won Best Cinematography
- Nominated for Emmy, Best Documentary
- Won RiverRun International Film Festival – Jury Prize, Best Documentary
- Won Robert Festival Best Documentary
- Won Zurich Film Festival Golden Eye for Best International Documentary Film
- Nominated European Film Award for Best Documentary
“A mesmerizing, beautiful and terrifying documentary that can stand
among the greatest war movies ever made.” salon.com
“Made with the visual polish and dramatic intensity of a fictional
feature, Armadillo is a significant addition to the documentaries on the war on
terror.” Daily Express UK
“It's a sickening but stunning portrait of combat that looks past notions
of bravery or brutality, guilt or innocence, to bear witness to a thoroughly
besieged humanity.” Time Out
HELL AND BACK AGAIN (2011 – USA / UK)
The Oscar-nominated HELL AND BACK AGAIN follows 25-year-old Marine Sgt. Nathan
Harris on his most difficult mission: coming home. After being seriously wounded
in Afghanistan, Harris is forced to cut his tour short, leaving the danger and
excitement of life on the front line behind. HELL AND BACK AGAIN brings the war
home in ways that make gun-toting soldiering look like a day at the beach
compared to the physical and psychological scars of returning home.
- Oscar Nominated for Best Documentary
- Won Sundance Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary
- Won Moscow International Film Festival, Best Documentary
- Nominated British Independent Film Awards, Best Documentary
“US photojournalist Danfung Dennis provides a grunt’s-eye perspective
on the ongoing war in Afghanistan in this intimate doc.” totalfilm
“A tough but deeply rewarding watch. Search it out.” Empire
Magazine
“piercing look at the effects of modern warfare on the people actually
engaged in political efforts to win hearts and minds.”
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Special Features
- Additional interviews for RESTREPO
- RESTREPO: Where are they now?
- Additional ARMADILLO Scenes
- ARMADILLO Director Comments
- Willie Nelson's “Hell and Back”
- HELL AND BACK AGAIN deleted scenes
- HELL AND BACK AGAIN audio commentary with Director Danfung Dennis, Editor Fiona Otway and Sergeant Nathan and Ashley Harris