Taking Fire

Raw helmet-camera footage and years-later testimony put you inside a brutal combat tour, intimate and unsettling rather than glorified.

Genres

Documentary

Overview

War as never seen before. Soldiers recount their experiences in one of the worst places of Afghanistan through helmet cameras and testimony years after their tour.

How it feels

Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, trauma, survival, violence

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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