Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.
Cinematography
Embedded footage—no reenactments, just chaos.
Sound
Gunfire that'll jolt you upright.
Direction
Junger and Hetherington lived it. Died for it.
Director
Tim Hetherington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tim Hetherington was killed covering the Libyan civil war in 2011, just months after this Oscar nomination.
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