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简介:MarkingtheendoftheBritishcampaigninHelmand,thisdocumentarytellsthestoryoftheAfghanistanwarthroughthewordsandpicturesofthesoldierswhofoughtit. The13-yearcampaignhasbeendocumentedlikenootherconflict,byyoungsoldierswhotookvideocamerasintobattle,recordingthewarasonlytheycouldseeit.TheMinistryofDefenceandthesoldiershaveallowedBBCfilmmakerstousethisremarkablefootagetotelltherealstoryofthismodernwar. Thesoldiers'individualstoriesaregrippingandoftendeeplymoving-fromtheintimateaccountofaplatoonsergeantwholostoneofhismenjusttwoweeksintotheirtourandtheterrifyingmomentaBritishApachehelicopterfiredonitsownmenwithdevastatingconsequencesforone18-year-oldparatrooper,totheeye-openingtestimonyofasurgeonworkinginBastionfieldhospitalattheheightoftheIEDthreatandthedramaticsceneswhenawar-wearysergeantleadshismenintoasurpriseattackononeoftheTaliban'slargestbomb-makingfactories. Thesoldiers,someofthemadecadeolderthanwhentheyfirstwenttofight,somestillbarelyoutoftheirteens,recalltheirextraordinaryexperiencesinintimatefirst-handtestimonies.Aswellasrecountingtheirpersonalstoriesofwar,theychartthebiggerpictureofhowthissmallmissionescalatedintoaprolongedstand-offwithadeterminedandcapableenemy. Thefilmcatchesupwiththesoldierstodayinbittersweetmomentsofreflection-manyhaveleftthearmy,oftenformedicalreasons,andalloftheirlivesaredominatedbythelegacyofthislongandbrutalwar.…