This is What Winning Looks Like

Showings

Old Town Playhouse Thu, Aug 1, 2013 12:00 PM
Sponsored by Antrim County Democratic Party and Grand Traverse Democratic Committee
Bijou by the Bay Sun, Aug 4, 2013 12:00 PM
Sponsored by Bill & Carin Northway and Northway Orthodontics
Film Info
Section:Documentary
Release Year:2013
Runtime:90 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Subtitles:English
Web Site:http://www.vice.com/vice-news/this-is-what-winning-looks-like-part-1
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Ben Anderson

Description

With US forces scheduled to withdraw from Afghanistan next year after over a decade at war, this investigative report takes a look at the difficult transition as US Marines hand over the responsibility of safeguarding the country to the Afghan army and police. On a military base in Sangin, inexperienced Afghan security forces have been tasked with taking the lead in keeping Taliban forces at bay; the few American soldiers who remain are meant to act merely as consultants. But the rampant corruption, drug abuse and sexual misconduct among Afghan forces makes hope for a stable Afghanistan following withdrawal seem increasingly unlikely. By showing our soldiers in their own words, this powerful documentary confronts hard truths of what we’ll be leaving behind. In Person: Director Ben Anderson.