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Critics Consensus: The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.
Critic Consensus: The stories the soldiers have to tell are eye-opening and wrenching to hear; collectively it's a searing peek into the toll of war both during and after.
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The voices of these brave young people reverberate hauntingly.
Mostly a string of talking-head interviews, but those talking heads -- more than 16 men and women -- are compelling.
It's a haunting and welcome addition to the growing library of war documentaries; one that wisely lets its subjects speak for themselves.
The Ground Truth powerfully documents the human cost of the Iraq war.
It's an edifying, upsetting film that offers a different perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
Those vets certainly deserve to be heard, but virtually every scene of the film tells us something we already knew.
perhaps the most important protest statement yet committed to film since the outbreak of [the Iraq War]
Sobering.
"The success of The Ground Truth lies in the courageously open and honest interviewees, but it works because of Rob Hall's editing, which not only compiles for us a perfectly evidential collection of footage but does so at a pace that doesn't dilly-dally
This film is effective because it doesn't rely on statistics, but rather interviews with soldiers, interspersed with combat footage.
Um retrato impactante das feridas de guerra invisíveis e do descaso com que o governo Bush lida com aqueles que finge honrar.
The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends makes up in raw anger what it lacks in objectivity.
Rough to watch but heartfelt and honest.
Super Reviewer
[font=Century Gothic]The illuminating documentary, "The Ground Truth", reminded me of what a ROTC cadet told me during the First Gulf War - that if you enlist in the armed forces, you may be called on to kill at some point. Let's have no illusions. It is true but only up to a point. A good deal of the veterans returning from Iraq who are interviewed for this documentary(Basically, not the kinds of people that are heard from everyday. Thankfully, no pundits are included. Just a couple of experts.) are National Guard and were not expecting to be stationed there, least of all to be placed in a position to kill civilians. Did the masterminds of this catastrophe have any idea what they were sending these brave soldiers into? Some of whom return missing limbs; others are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) because of their experiences and for which they do not receive adequate treatment.[/font]
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