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Janus Metz and cameraman Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometer away from Taliban positions.The filmmakers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Torsting, Kasper, 1975- (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Købe Film, Film i Skåne (Firm) (Producer), Auto Images (Firm) (Producer), VPRO (Producer), Nordisk films kompagni, Danske filminstitut (Producer), Nordic Film/TV Association (Producer), Svenska filminstitutet (Producer), Fridthjof Film (Firm)
Other Authors:	Metz, Janus, 1974- (Director), Stockmann, Sara (Producer), Fridthjof, Ronnie (Producer), Skree, Lars
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Danish
Language Notes:	In Danish with optional subtitles in English, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.
Published:	København : Fridthjof Film, [2010]
Subjects:	Afghan War, 2001- > Participation, Danish. Afghan War, 2001- > Personal narratives, Danish. War > Moral and ethical aspects. War and society > Afghanistan. Documentary films. War films. Biographical films. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	Janus Metz and cameraman Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometer away from Taliban positions.The filmmakers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war whose victims are primarily local villagers.
Item Description:	Originally produced in 2010. Deens gesproken. Special features: documentary shorts: Prior to departure; First days in Afganistan; Afghan National Army; Civilian Afhgans; The death of a little girl; At the end of the road; and director comments. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:	DVD; PAl, region 2; aspect ratio: 16:9; Dolby digital 5.1, DTS or Dolby digital 2.0 sound formats.
Awards:	Cannes Film Festival, 2010: Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique.
Production Credits:	Cimetographer, Lars Skree ; editor, Per K. Kirkegaard ; music, Uno Helmersson.