This DVD, although in Danish, ie one that follows a group of Danich soldiers from prior to their posting out to Helmand province in Afghanistan and shows both certain of them and how they, and their families, wives, girlfriend's deal with their emotions and fears of what might happen to them and their loved ones.
Like in most such military moves to a foreign country, especially in having to take on a terrorist group that doesn't abide with the legality of fighting to take over a country, and ignores the Geneva Convention, and doesn't have a recognisable uniform, plus uses the local population to hide in whilst trying to ambush military forces of those countries that are trying to bring stability and peace to the country, at the request of its government, are put in a position where civilians and their cattle and crops, along with their buildings being destroyed when the terrorists use them as placed to hide weapons as well as fire from.
The DVD shows the confusion when fire starts begins hitting the Danish troops, and shows some of the injured being treated. After getting intelligence about an ambush being planned for the following day the Danes set out in the night to reach a point where it was expected they would be ambushed from, and the ensuing fire-fight saw the Danes eventually dealing with the group of terrorists in the manner that had been planned for them. As is well-known in the heat of battle, after seeing comrades either killed or badly wounded, the terrorist were cornered and put out of their misery, although those who weren't there thought this action was against the rules of war, it was similar to the war in the Pacific against the Japanese soldiers, who when surrendering often had grenades to not only commit suicide with, whilst trying to kill as many soldiers at the same time. This resulted in those fighting the Japanese often not taking any chance of being fooled and allowing themselves to be killed by someone whose military code thought that death was better than surrendering, so the Danes took no chances in the final battle scene before they flew back home to be greeted as heroes, but at the cost of losing some fellow soldiers, and having some lose limbs in the fight to rid Afghanistan of those who sought power by the use of violence against not only the local population, but those helping the countries government.
A well put together film of a group of young soldiers who grew up to be men before returning home as men that had to deal with the mentality of war.
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Not for the squeamish, as war isn't a game.
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You can't get closer to the nature of conflict
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2013Verified Purchase
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A must see for those interested in NATO's involvement in Afganistan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2012Verified Purchase
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As it really is
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2012Verified Purchase
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Excellent dvd
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