Korengal
Korengal
The powerful new documentary KORENGAL is the follow-up to the Oscar®-nominated film RESTREPO. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker, war journalist and author Sebastian Junger, the film is not only an electrifying look at the experience of combat, but also a haunting exploration of the inner psychology of the soldiers.
From May 2007 to July 2008, Junger and his colleague Tim Hetherington chronicled the deployment of a platoon of US troops in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan, and the experiences they captured became RESTREPO. Constructed by Junger from their unused footage, KORENGAL picks up where the previous film left off: the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. The film explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. As one soldier cheers when he kills an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive him for all of the killing he has done. As one soldier grieves the loss of his friend in combat, another explains why he misses the war now that his deployment has ended and admits he would go back to the front line in a heartbeat. Every bit as intense and affecting as RESTREPO, KORENGAL gives audiences a front row view into the world of combat.
A passion project for Junger after Hetherington was tragically killed in Libya, KORENGAL was made independently of any studios or broadcasters with Junger funding the film out of his own pocket, allowing him to truly explore a new perspective of war.
From May 2007 to July 2008, Junger and his colleague Tim Hetherington chronicled the deployment of a platoon of US troops in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan, and the experiences they captured became RESTREPO. Constructed by Junger from their unused footage, KORENGAL picks up where the previous film left off: the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. The film explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. As one soldier cheers when he kills an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive him for all of the killing he has done. As one soldier grieves the loss of his friend in combat, another explains why he misses the war now that his deployment has ended and admits he would go back to the front line in a heartbeat. Every bit as intense and affecting as RESTREPO, KORENGAL gives audiences a front row view into the world of combat.
A passion project for Junger after Hetherington was tragically killed in Libya, KORENGAL was made independently of any studios or broadcasters with Junger funding the film out of his own pocket, allowing him to truly explore a new perspective of war.
Genre
Documentary,
War,
History
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Sebastian Junger
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