Korengal

Name: Korengal
Genre: History, War, Documentary, News
Released: May 30, 2014
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 67

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Saboteur Media | Release Date: May 30, 2014 | R

Summary: 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.

Director: Sebastian Junger

Genre(s): History, War, Documentary, News

Rating: R

Runtime: 84 min

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Jamie S. Rich

Jun 26, 2014

Junger smartly lets each individual be himself. Korengal seeks understanding, not judgment. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 12, 2014

Korengal is a bracing reminder of the inexplicable will to endure hell and come out the other side alive. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Jul 10, 2014

As in “Restrepo,” we never have the sense that Junger makes judgments. Near the end, soldiers in their 20s say their bonds with other servicemen run immeasurably deep, and they never expect to have relationships this meaningful with anyone else again. Read full review

David Ehrlich

May 28, 2014

Korengal isn’t a profound portrait of people fighting for our freedom, but a modest look at the human engine of the military-industrial complex. Read full review

Louis Black

Jun 25, 2014

Remarkably frank, Korengal espouses no one clear sentiment towards war. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

May 28, 2014

The film is passionate, but not exactly revelatory. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

May 26, 2014

The result is an alternately gripping and dully meandering patchwork of these soldiers' stay in the Korengal that pointedly shuns big-picture philosophizing. Read full review

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DragonEffect4

Jan 27, 2015

This documentary shows the reality of what happens in the war in the middle east, no propaganda, just a documentary displaying what the solders did at outpost Restrepo in the Korengal valley. The Korengal valley was one of the most dangerous places to be deployed during the war, and theThis documentary shows the reality of what happens in the war in the middle east, no propaganda, just a documentary displaying what the solders did at outpost Restrepo in the Korengal valley. The Korengal valley was one of the most dangerous places to be deployed during the war, and the documentary covers the rawness of its actuality. It isn't just a video of their job, but a film depicting the real emotions of the war such as the loss of a fellow solider or the boredom from the long hours between the high adrenaline firefights. If you want to see something that depicts the war for what it really is, without any dramatizations or additional patriotism, then this is a perfect documentary for you.… Expand

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Tyranian

Apr 13, 2019

More of the same from the makers of Restrepo, another solid doco that is reasonably insightful.

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