Afghanistan: War without End?
7.4
2011
0 hr 59 min
Documentary
Key decision makers reveal the inside story of how the West was drawn ever deeper into the Afghan war. Reporter John Ware charts the history of a decade of fighting and looks at when the conflict may end.
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To me, this movie is perfection.
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I wanted to but couldn't!
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what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
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One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
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