2014 · documentary · war
Korengal (2014)
Directed by Sebastian Junger1h 24m2014
Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war.
Our read: Korengal (2014) (2014) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded documentary · war entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured documentary / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
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