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Hell and Back Again Review

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  • 5.0
    81

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Universal acclaim
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    critic review scores.

  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Neil Genzlinger

    You can feel just how jarring and stressful it must be for a soldier to go from the life-and-death adrenaline rush of war to the maddeningly slow world of rehabilitation and forced inactivity.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    In its closing scenes, Hell and Back Again builds to an emotional and stylistic power that we didn't see coming.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    Similar in its battlefield passages to last year's Danish-made "Armadillo," Dennis' film scores a layered perspective that follows Marine Sgt. Nathan Harris into combat and back home.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Danfung Dennis presents a powerful depiction of the horrors and daily violence of our ongoing war in Afghanistan.

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5

I don't know what she's been smoking...
Hell and Back Again gives you access to the life of a veteran soldier Sgt. Harris and his life both on the frontlines in Afghanistan and the difficulties of coming back from war. Harris's feelings of uselessness at being injured and unable to be fighting alongside his men is easily felt thanks to director Danfung's amazing cinematography. This film shows the struggles American soldiers have fighting in Afghanistan and the difficulties with civilians who dislike both the Taliban and them. This is not a film for small children!!! This is a doc that shows the horrors and cost of war, as well as the perseverance of the men and women in the armed forces of the United States of America and their courageous allies. bit. ly/AoDd8j

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by BohemianItzAWrapsody

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