Hell and Back Again (2011)
Directed by Danfung Dennis · 88 min · Documentary
22.3 TOPICAL score · #4,288 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.
Hell and Back Again (2011, directed by Danfung Dennis) has a TOPICAL score of 22.3 - ranked 4,288 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (43 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (43 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages
- Still read884 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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