I'm a veteran of two tours with the Canadian Army in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. When friends, family or random passers by ask me what being there is like, I refer them to Restepo and Armadillo.
This movie is closer to my experiences in theatre. Lots of patrolling without a whole hell of a lot going on except watching the threat level increase as you go. It also covers what happens at home when someone hears something, distorts it, passes it on and the actual participants from the original event get caught up in it.
It's a great movie, well filmed and well edited. If you wonder what it's like "Over There", check it out.
And a quick FYI: when they clear the trench after shooting at the insurgents in it and throwing in a grenade, that's a drill. No crimes there, just a well executed drill.
This movie is closer to my experiences in theatre. Lots of patrolling without a whole hell of a lot going on except watching the threat level increase as you go. It also covers what happens at home when someone hears something, distorts it, passes it on and the actual participants from the original event get caught up in it.
It's a great movie, well filmed and well edited. If you wonder what it's like "Over There", check it out.
And a quick FYI: when they clear the trench after shooting at the insurgents in it and throwing in a grenade, that's a drill. No crimes there, just a well executed drill.