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Really like watching the war docco's from Afghanistan / Iraq where the soldiers wear body cams / gopros. I've seen a few, Restrepo, Hearts and Minds, Korengal, Armadillo....Anything like that really. Any suggestions for others?
[url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/03/kajaki-reel-history-british-army-afghanistan ]Kajaki [/url]was good.
I saw Restrepo on the big screen at London Film Festival. Kinda sobering.
Yeah, I enjoyed (if that's the word) Kajaki.
Korengal is kind of a follow on from Restrepo
Hell and back again. Totally amazing film. Shot and directed singlehandedly by a war photographer so at although very much embedded in the action the whole film feels incredibly cinematic - great if you get a chance to see it at a cinema.
Slightly different topic but The Reluctant Revolutionary by Shaun Macalister is superb to. Almost the complete inverse of the film above. Danfung Denis is a super calm, super focused director that the soldiers around him immediately trust so much he can melt away.
Shaun is a shakey-handed, rattley camera holding chaotic car-crash. The people around him have to take care of him but that then reveals a lot about them. Pay a few quid and stream it directly from Shaun's site so he can keep making films that absolutely nobody else would or could.
Restrepo is pretty bleak.
Hornets Nest is excellent.
Saw 13 Hours recently which was pretty good, about the Benghazi attack which killed the American Ambassador. Probably not as edgy though as the more independent films you've quoted
Slightly different, but I enjoyed generation kill, a mini series.
Not quite a war film, but Hardcore Henry might be up your street.