Return to Hell

This film (drama)Also known asHell and Back Again，is aUSA, UK, AfghanistanProducerwomen sex，At2011Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.0(For reference only)。

Whenever war occurs, soldiers are needed on the battlefield, but once the war is over, what happens to these soldiers? Danfung Dennis tells us through his documentary that even off the battlefield, soldiers do not stop fighting, and often the enemy they face is themselves. Behind the scenes: This is director Danfung's debut documentary, which won the Jury Prize in the World Documentary Competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film uses powerful imagery to give audiences a close-up view of war conflicts and post-war life, authentically showcasing the true cost of war borne by humanity. Danfung Dennis was once a photojournalist, providing photographs of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts for newspapers and magazines for many years. Although the images had a wide reach, he felt they were not sufficient to convey the brutality of war; the public had long become accustomed to these war scenes and grown numb. In the summer of 2009, he decided to return to Afghanistan with his gear, hoping to recreate the reality of war based on what he saw firsthand. At the time, he did not plan to make a documentary, so he had no script, shooting schedule, or funding, only a bulletproof vest, a backpack, and a customized Canon 5D. Danfung was embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps 8th Battalion, following the troops as they moved across different provinces, until he learned about a significant assault against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan that would take place in the Helmand River valley; that’s when he decided to film it. On the battlefield, he met 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris, and they fought together on the front lines for hours, facing a full counterattack from the enemy. With no rescue and surrounded, these troops fought against the elusive enemy. Nathan Harris was nearly killed in an ambush, and after recovering from his injuries, he returned home to North Carolina. With the selfless love and support of his wife Ashley, Nathan struggled to overcome the various difficulties of transitioning from soldier to civilian life. From here, the perspective of the film shifts from war documentary reporting to the post-war life of an ordinary soldier. The physical pain led Nathan to gradually become reliant on medication. As he tried to bridge the gap between his war experiences and daily life, he became increasingly tormented.