June 28th in Chicago. Director Sebastian Junger's follow up his 2010 documentary Restrepo. It looks like an additional film was made out of the leftover footage from Restrepo, if that's the case, it doesn't matter. This film continues the tale of the soldiers who served in this combat unit in a forward area in the Korengal Valley. This during the war, this was not a fun place to be. This film deals with the same soldiers talking about life in this valley during their 15 month tour of duty. If you're not a soldier (and I am not one, the military didn't want me when I was 18), then there is some subject matter that may be offensive or even appalling. But this is how things go in a war zone. The rules of society are tossed out the window.
Much like its predecessor, this is a film that all Americans should watch. Very powerful. I do not believe that Junger has an agenda other than telling the story of a group of young men fighting for their country under brutally difficult conditions.
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