First teaser for Doc 'Retrograde' on the US war in Afghanistan

National Geographic has unveiled a first trailer for the new documentary film Retrograde, the latest from award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of ghosts, The First Wave). This originally premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival over the weekend, hence the new teaser, and will appear later this year although an exact date is yet to be set. The film deals with one of the most heartbreaking subjects of 2021 - it captures the final nine months of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan from multiple angles. Focusing on the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained. From the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker, Retrograde offers a cinematic and historical window into the end of America's longest war and the costs borne by those most intimately involved. While Afghanistan in 2021 is a major political topic, this doc should be of interest to many viewers because it's as close as it gets to learning about this war from the soldiers who were there. Take a look.

Here is the first trailer for Matthew Heineman's documentary Retrograde, straight from YouTube:

This captures the final nine months of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan from multiple angles: one of the last US Special Forces units deployed there, a young Afghan general and his corps fighting to defend their homeland against all odds. , and civilians desperately trying to flee as the country crumbles and the Taliban take over. From rarely seen operational control rooms to the front lines of battle to the chaotic Kabul airport during the final US withdrawal in 2021, the latest film from Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman provides a cinematic and historical window into the end of America's longest war, and the costs incurred for those most intimately involved. Retrograde is directed by the nominated American documentary filmmaker Oscar winner Matthew Heineman, director of the acclaimed films Our Time, Escape Fire, Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, Previously The Boy from Medellín and The First Wave, as well as the A Private War feature and the Tiger documentary series for HBO. Produced by Matthew Heineman and Caitlin McNally. It just premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival. National Geographic will launch the film in theaters later this year - stay tuned for an exact release date. Who's interested in watching this?

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