When NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) took over control of Helmand Province, an extremely dangerous region where attacks by Taliban fighters are the order of the day. Security, much less peace, would seem to be unattainable; it is even difficult to find a common language in a country where everyone mistrusts each other. The directors of this film accompanied an ANA company during a year of frontline duty in Helmand. The soldiers are paid irregularly, there are not enough supplies and their equipment is substandard. They cannot fight a war with the equipment left behind by the ISAF.
"Tell Spring Not to Come This Year" — movie produced in UK and Afghanistan and released in 2015. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 27min. "Tell Spring Not to Come This Year" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and CHILI. Click on a playlink to watch it now!
...a tough, perceptive, beautifully photographed film, and something to set alongside Sebastian Junger’s gr...