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http://urllio.com/r2it8Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy winning war correspondent, Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, spend over a year covering the most violent era of the Afghanistan war. With cameras rolling, they are side by side with American forces in some of the conflict's toughest battles. Their story is compared to "Lone Survivor" meets "Blackhawk Down" except 100% REAL, as Mike and Carlos discover that the family bond they seek is right in front of them - displayed daily in the actions of the Soldiers and Marines who sacrifice everything to save the lives of their brothers. These stories captured as they happen on Afghanistan's battlefields, The Hornet's Nest is the definitive film of America's longest war.
Career Journalist Mike Boettcher takes his son to the war zone in Afghanistan, covering U.S. Combat Troops on the front lines. What starts out as an effort to reconnect with his son, becomes a remarkable true story and fight for survival for all.
Ted Fujimoto Very rarely does a movie (especially a documentary) stop us in our tracks and cause us to look at the world and life differently. Leigh Rachel Faith and I went to a movie screening tonight that a friend David Salzberg Jr co-directed and co-produced. Whether you agree or disagree with our government's policies to go to war, this movie shakes you to your core and puts you on the front line of what our country's military women and men do in service of our country. This film has qualified to be voted on for consideration by the The Academy for an Oscar. We hope they will win. It would be well-deserved and be in honor of our men and women in the military who serve our country. This is an important movie to watch--so please do so and tell 10 other friends to watch it too.<br/><br/>"Everyone, especially non-military, should see this movie. Unless you've fought in a war, you have no idea what our service men and women go through, how close they become, or the incredible lengths to which they will go for one another," remarked Donna Walker, Gold Star Mother.<br/><br/>Col. J.B. Vowell, a career ARMY infantry officer and commanding officer of the Task Force No Slack in the 101st Airborne Division commented, "This film is and will be a phenomenal picture for a wide audience across the country. It is dramatic, unscripted, visceral and real. Nothing I have ever seen comes close. People in the general public who have so far been deprived of knowing and understanding what is happening in Afghanistan will be awed. It achieves what no screenplay can: it places you in the most harrowing combat scenes against a hostile enemy in the most complex terrain imaginable where buddies fight for each other's survival and mission accomplishment."<br/><br/>Rhonda Moore If you live anywhere near these places, go see this Film- Excellent work - you will not leave with dry eyes!!!!<br/><br/>Chuck Notter It was both amazing and humbling to see what the soldiers went thru on this deployment. Everyone should see this film great job Mike and Carlos Thank you<br/><br/>Audrey Shaw-Helmer(Gold Star Widow) I've seen the Hornet's Nest twice now and I'm still at a loss for words with what to say. Thank you so much for making this film and for telling the story of our soldiers
This is a strange montage of successive war footage. The production team does not seem to have an understanding of what they are trying to say. Okay. Maybe they do have an idea, but that hasn't reach me. So they guy has experience. I can't see the experience. I see him running after his son. I see him trying to put audio captions to his footage the way he has seen the big boys doing on the big TV channels. And? His son is inserted in the story. But what has "oh, my son has decided to film instead of me" fatherly silly occasion of pride with the war outside? They are in a friendly village. But someone is shooting. They can't see the attacker, but there is no feeling getting through the screen. This is home video shoot by the pool. Even worse. A shooter at a pool party would have been much scarier to the audience. So where are the years of experience? And if the years of experience do have any meaning, how come he takes his inexperienced son on this trip? If there is anything the old man has learned, than the son's footage is useless. At one point the son drops the camera. And everything is presented like the son is dead. To me it is shown as a video game death. Meaningless. Later the son is fine and can let the father rest while he goes on with the military.<br/><br/>In the end, it is boring. And rises one ugly question: all people who are not American split into two categories: those who are trying to kill the Americans and those who don't care. At that point the expenses to walk around two overweight wedding photographers with military escort are alone too much for the taxpayer, never mind the whole operation which is even more expensive.<br/><br/>Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
It becomes clear pretty quickly that Mike and Carlos Boettcher's insider perspective allows for close to no context beyond what their cameras directly capture.
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