Eight Full Moons

This is not a story of success in war against terrorism. This is a story about how war changes a soldier.

Original title: Astoņi pilnmēneši
Duration: 94 min
Release date: 2011-08-04
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In 2010, authors of the documentary film “Eight Full Moons” spent 5 weeks in one of the most dangerous places on planet, Kunar province - northeastern part of Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan. The focus of film is the human side of war, soldier emotions outside the security wall of observation post. The audience of the film becomes a witness of unique shots of the first hand emotions after the soldier is wounded in the ambush and luckily escaped from death.

Documentary War

Astoņi pilnmēneši

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