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The Kill Team

2013

Dan Krauss

Documentary

6.8

61

Documentary In 2010, the media branded a platoon of U.S. Army infantry soldiers "The Kill Team" following reports of its killing for sport while stationed in Afghanistan. Two years later, Dan Krauss examines this heinous war crime from the perspective of the accused. Firsthand accounts from four of the implicated soldiers provide insight into the circumstances that inspired the gratuitous killing of Afghan civilians.

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephanie Merry The Washington Post	"[It] is expertly edited (...) And it’s all set to a brilliantly spare and evocative soundtrack. It’s a beautiful way to lose faith in humanity (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"It all adds up to a harrowing picture of the casualties of war — and the unchecked madness that may drive those entrusted to defend us."
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Krauss might have served his material better if he had pulled the curtain back in 'The Kill Team,' if only to explain why a movie that initially seems to be about one thing (...) is a partisan portrait of Specialist Winfield and his family"
		Godfrey Cheshire rogerebert.com	"A story of enormous cultural importance and dramatic power (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"The scope of the film can be frustratingly narrow. But even this limited view into the events of the Maywand District murders is gripping cinema."

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