LEGION OF BROTHERS premiere at Sundance Film Festival

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Immediately after the September 11 attacks, the United States government initiated a secret war in Afghanistan. Fewer than a hundred Special Forces soldiers, building a coalition with the rebels of the Northern Alliance, faced off against the Taliban and succeeded in driving them out of power by the end of the year—with minimal coalition casualties and without conventional, large-scale military operations. Despite this victory, the U.S. and its allies soon became mired in a seemingly never-ending war.

Acclaimed filmmaker Greg Barker (Manhunt, 2013 Sundance Film Festival) expertly reveals this unexplored story, drawing on unprecedented access to several of the Green Berets who played pivotal roles in these covert missions. Driven by a sense of justice, these soldiers left family members in the dark as they set off to serve as Afghanistan’s liberators, only to confront the tragic realities of war. Reflecting on their experiences—and on the brothers-in-arms they lost—these elite soldiers offer at once a riveting celebration of valor and a sobering, cautionary tale.

YEAR 2016

SECTION Doc Premieres

COUNTRY U.S.A.

RUN TIME 79 min

EMAIL becker.diane@gmail.com
Cast & Credits
Director

Greg Barker

Producers

John Battsek Greg Barker Peter Bergen Tresha Mabile

Editor

Robin Schwartz

Director Of Photography

Frank-Peter Lehmann