War, Documentary
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Our Father
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Tomka and His Friends
The Bridge at Remagen
Riders in the Sky
Force 10 from Navarone
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Nuclear War: A Scenario
This Is It
Katyn
Caravan
Hope Frozen: A Quest To Live Twice
Taxi to the Dark Side
The Children of Huang Shi
The Land Girls
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1972
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IMDB 8 | Nov , 2009
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IMDB 6 | Dec , 1928
Bat★21
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1988
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IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1978
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About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.The Land Girls
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 1998
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