“Things appear very simple in a war zone, as the clutter of daily living recedes with the larger equation of being killed or staying alive.” ~Sebastian Junger To make their thrilling documentary – winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival – award-winning journalists Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger (pictured above) embedded with the soldiers of Second Platoon, Battle Company, as they fought to build and maintain a remote 15- man outpost in the Korengal, named “Restrepo” after a platoon medic who was killed in action.

Army Private First Class Juan S. Restrepo was from Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Hetherington and Junger present viewers war as it is actually lived by soldiers, through their own eyes and in their own words – the backbreaking labor, the deadly firefights, the boredom, and the camaraderie.

In practical terms the soldiers of Second Platoon hump up a mountain with lots of bullets and some shovels and dig in. During the day they make outreach efforts to locals – handing over food and cash to people, many of whom return at night to shoot at them.

Deep in eastern Afghanistan lies the rugged Korengal Valley – an epicenter of the current conflict and one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. The battle-hardened approach to depicting the current conflicts has shown up in

features, on television and in other documentaries: “The Hurt Locker,” “Generation Kill,” and “Gunner Palace.”

But “Restrepo” may be the most frightening because the soldiers are so clearly on their own, isolated and often beyond the reach of the technological might of the United States military. Presented as a 94-minute deployment, “Restrepo” is documentary filmmaking at its most bracingly visceral.

“RESTREPO” WHERE: Rave Pensacola 18

SHOWTIMES (subject to change): 11:35, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

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(“Restrepo” downloads also available at several online sites)