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America's Veterans: The War Within

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Deeyah Khan's film explores the devastating psychological aftermath of serving in the military in wartime. Travelling from Alabama to Washington, she speaks to veterans of America's War on Terror about their combat experiences, including accounts of violence unleashed on civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Part of the Exposure strand, the film explores the dehumanising effects of war and its long-term social impact on America and beyond

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David Butcher

This moving, bruising documentary makes a key point about the so-called War on Terror: it didn’t just devastate Iraq and Afghanistan, it devastated those who fought it. Bafta- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan travels across America and hears from US veterans about how their time in uniform still haunts them. Since 9/11, we’re told, four times as many veterans have died by suicide as died in action.

“I lost me,” one says. “I lost humanity. I lost empathy and compassion.” It’s a running theme: that the military mindset turned ordinary soldiers into sadists. Several recall the random brutality of searching local homes and leaving them destroyed. Some of the stories are terrible, including accounts of incidents they believe were war crimes. “I was evil,” says a veteran who’s now a campaigner. “My purpose is to prevent the next me.”

It’s a disquieting film, full of men who look scarred and broken. When four of them sit down with Iraqi victims of the war, it’s tense but feels like a minute dose of healing

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America's Veterans: The War Within

Summary

Deeyah Khan's film explores the devastating psychological aftermath of serving in the military in wartime. Travelling from Alabama to Washington, she speaks to veterans of America's War on Terror about their combat experiences, including accounts of violence unleashed on civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Part of the Exposure strand, the film explores the dehumanising effects of war and its long-term social impact on America and beyond

Review

David Butcher

This moving, bruising documentary makes a key point about the so-called War on Terror: it didn’t just devastate Iraq and Afghanistan, it devastated those who fought it. Bafta- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan travels across America and hears from US veterans about how their time in uniform still haunts them. Since 9/11, we’re told, four times as many veterans have died by suicide as died in action.

“I lost me,” one says. “I lost humanity. I lost empathy and compassion.” It’s a running theme: that the military mindset turned ordinary soldiers into sadists. Several recall the random brutality of searching local homes and leaving them destroyed. Some of the stories are terrible, including accounts of incidents they believe were war crimes. “I was evil,” says a veteran who’s now a campaigner. “My purpose is to prevent the next me.”

It’s a disquieting film, full of men who look scarred and broken. When four of them sit down with Iraqi victims of the war, it’s tense but feels like a minute dose of healing

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rolenameDirectorDeeyah KhanProducerDarin PrindleExecutive producerAndrew Smith
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