
This Is War (Documentary)
Director: Gary Mortensen
Studio: IMD Films
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From A Press Release
DVD Description
The film roughly chronicles the experiences of soldiers from the 2-162 Oregon National Guard that deployed to Iraq in the spring of 2004. The soldiers themselves took the
majority of the footage and photographs used in the production of the documentary.
"This is War" tells the story of what it means to be
in combat in Iraq through the eyes of the soldiers
who were there. This documentary follows nine
National Guard soldiers from Oregon who ended
up in some of the heaviest fighting of the war. Most
of the photographs and footage were taken from
the cameras of the soldiers themselves giving the viewer rare access to the front lines in places such as Fallujah, Najaf and the desolate IED infested roads outside of Baghdad.
Joking while a sniper shoots at them or griping about "higher command’s" decision-making processes, these soldiers come across as distinctly American. Of the nine soldiers covered in the documentary, two are severely injured in combat and several more are wounded in action. Through it all they retain their bond to each other.
Powerful and hard hitting, this film puts the war
into a context that watching the evening news simply can’t do. It’s honest, brutal, funny and always engaging. This is War.
Cast:
SPC Kris Peterson
SPC Ryan Tuttle
SSG Rebekah-mae Bruns
SGT Jeromy Turner
SFC Vince Jacques
SGT Ryan Howell
SSG Luke Wilson
CPT Demian San Miguel
MAJ Michael Warrington
John Bruning
About the Director:
Director Bio:
Gary Mortensen is the President and co-founder of
Lucky Forward Films and the National Combat History
Archive, a foundation committed to the preservation
of the film and photographic images of our veterans. An avid historian, Mortensen has written episodes for "Battlefield Diaries" a series that has seenrotation on the Military Channel. "This is War – Memories
of Iraq" marks Mortensen’s directorial debut.
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