As a former armed forces member, Lieutenant General Frank Kearney had experienced the military environment, surviving near-death situations. In the documentary film Restrepo, the lives of American soldiers deployed during the Afghanistan war is chronicled, revealing a lot of truths about the hardships and struggles that military men suffer during their deployment.
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Restrepo follows the 2nd Platoon of Bravo Company on a 15-month deployment in the Korengal Valley of northeast Afghanistan—considered by the National Geographic Channel as “the deadliest place on Earth” at the time. The deployment aimed to clear the Korengal Valley of insurgency and reclaim the trust of the local masses.
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The former fellow soldiers of the now retired Lieutenant General Frank Kearney started their deployment at OP Korengal, and early in the campaign, PFC Juan Sebastián Restrepo and another team member, PFC Vimoto, were killed. Negotiations with the local people, construction of an advanced outpost, OP Restrepo, and the challenges and intermittent firefights that soldiers faced during the war are some the highlights that are shown in the film.
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| Frank Kearney Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org |
The Operation Rock Avalanche was also documented, showing some of the tragic consequences that it produced, such as dead civilians and soldiers, and the emotional distress that the surviving warriors were left with in its aftermath.
Restrepo won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Respected movie critic Roger Ebert acclaimed the film and awarded it with four out of four stars.
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