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201484 minPGdocumentary

6.6/ 10(91 ratings)• TMDB

Warfare Relationships Mental Health

Korengal

201484 minPGdocumentary

6.6/ 10(91 ratings)• TMDB

A raw look at soldiers' lives in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.

“This is what war feels like”

Warfare Relationships Mental Health

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Sebastian Junger

Synopsis

A raw look at soldiers' lives in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley.

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Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Jungerdirector

LaMonta Caldwellcast

Sterling Jonescast

Dan Kearneycast

Juan "Doc" Restrepocast

Synopsis

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.

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