Aftermath: The Remnants of War
Pepe Silvia
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This feature-length documentary reveals the unspoken truth about war – it never really ends. Archival images and personal stories portray the lingering devastation of war. Filmed on location in Russia, France, Bosnia and Vietnam, the film features individuals involved in the cleanup of war: de-miners who risk their lives on a daily basis, psychologists working with distraught soldiers, and scientists and doctors who struggle with the contamination of dioxin used during Vietnam. Based on the Gelber Award-winning book by Donovan Webster, this film conveys the fact that war doesn’t end when the fighting stops.
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War has a dirty secret: it never really ends. Aftermath: The Remnants of War weaves archival images and personal stories into a powerful portrait of the lingering devastation of war. Based on the Gelber Prize winning book by Donovan Webster, this insightful film reveals the twentieth century as the most violent in all of human history, with a death toll of more than one hundred million.
Filmed on location in Russia, France, Bosnia and Vietnam, the film features personal accounts of individuals involved in the cleanup of war: from de-miners who risk their lives on a daily basis, psychologists working with distraught soldiers in Bosnia, a treasure hunter turned archeologist in Stalingrad, and scientists and doctors struggling with the contamination of dioxin used during the Vietnamese war. The poignant stories convey a sobering message as we face the realization that war doesn't end when the fighting stops.
From Asia to Europe and the Americas, Aftermath: The Remnants of War has been playing to international film festival audiences since its release in November, garnering multiple awards; among them the Gold Medal for Best International Affairs Documentary at the New York Festivals Television Competition, and the First Prize, Gold Camera Award at the US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles. The film recently received the UNESCO Prize for Best Humanitarian Film & a Special Jury Award at the 4th International Festival of Environmental Cinema and Video (Fica) in Goias, Brazil.
2001, 73 min 37 s
* Directed by
Daniel Sekulich
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"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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I've been to Verdun and I can tell you how sad and eerie it is to see the destruction still there after 90+ years. Walking through the woods there you can see how the landscape is forever changed by shelling. There are shell holes everywhere, some the size of cars and even houses. Rusted pieces of metal, barbed wire, and stuff underneath the layer of leaves. My friends found a grenade while we were there as well. Although it should be preserved and made safe for future generations to not forget how evil and senseless war really is.
I have said it before, but some of the areas most heavily mined on the planet make great wildlife refuges....The Korean DMZ...and certain beaches on the Falkland Islands.