Review: “Tribeca Film Review: ‘The Kill Team’” -- Ronnie Scheib, Variety
A true-life horror story, Dan Krauss' chilling war-is-hell expose is must-see viewing.
A true-life horror story, Dan Krauss’ docu examines the self-styled “Kill Team,” an infantry platoon that intentionally murdered innocent Afghani civilians, surreptitiously dropping weapons alongside the corpses to claim their victims were terrorists. Krauss deliberately maintains a very narrow focus, limiting his subjects to a few of the soldiers implicated and those involved in their trial, with no extraneous experts, activists or commentators intruding. In this closed-off world, the logical illogic of the soldiers’ actions becomes eerily clear as their Army training and their role as “peacekeepers” violently conflict. Many will regard this chilling war-is-hell expose as must-see viewing.
Read more ....
More News On The The Documentary "The Kill Team"
‘The Kill Team’ premieres at Tribeca Film Festival, tells the story of gory murders in Afghanistan -- FOX News
'The Kill Team' Movie Review: Film a Reminder That War Ruins Everyone -- Morgan Davies, Policymic
‘The Kill Team’ examines moral dilemmas facing young soldiers at war -- Holly Bailey, Yahoo! News/The Lookout
Q&A: 'The Kill Team' Director Dan Krauss on Whistleblowers and War Crimes -- Katie Van Syckle, Rolling Stone