
Our War: Goodbye Afghanistan
BBC, 2014
This film tells the story of the Afghanistan war through the words and pictures of the young British soldiers who fought it. From the platoon sergeant who lost one of his men just two weeks into their tour of duty to the terrifying moment a British Apache helicopter fired on its own unit ; the eye-opening testimony of a surgeon working in a field hospital and the dramatic scenes when a war-weary sergeant leads his men into a surprise attack on one of the Taliban's largest bomb-making factories. Soldiers recall their extraordinary experiences in intimate first-hand testimonies as the film charts a bigger picture of how this small military mission escalated into a prolonged and devasting thirteen year war.
Awards
WINNER: GRIERSON (Best Documentary on Current Affairs 2015)
NOMINATED: Broadcast Digital Awards (Best Factual Programme 2015)
Press
REVIEW: The Guardian
REVIEW: The Times
REVIEW: The Independent
INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR: RTS Masterclass
Credits
Film Editor: Charlie McDonald
Producer: Andrew Slater
Director of Photography: Patrick Smith
Original Music: Chad Hobson



