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Army of One

Army of One (2005)

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After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Army experienced a spike in their enlistment figures, as many people joined the military to serve their country in a time of need. Just what they found in the Army is the focus of Army of One, a documentary by filmmaker Sarah Goodman which follows the very different paths of three new recruits. Sara Miller was a college graduate with a degree in dance who had moved to New York City to find a career; disillusioned and looking

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Anyone thinking of enlisting in the Army might want to take a look at Army of One, a compelling documentary by Canadian Sarah Goodman.

January 27, 2005 | Comment (1)
New York Post
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Sarah Goodman's first feature-length documentary, Army of One, puts a bitterly ironic spin on the Army's best-known recruiting slogan, 'Be all that you can be.'

January 27, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times
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If you can handle the truth, Sarah Goodman's entropic doc is as exquisite a basic training in banal U.S. Army culture as you're likely to find.

January 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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Goodman squanders frequent opportunities to tap into the feelings of soldiers as their nation goes into a war that will prove disastrous.

June 30, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
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Contains truly eye-opening moments.

January 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor

Should become required viewing for all troubled youth, their uncertain parents, the military establishment and their detractors or supporters.

July 28, 2004 Full Review Source: JWR

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An intriguing if not particularly surprising documentary on the road to deployment following 9/11.
April 13, 2009
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