Il n'y aura plus de nuit

Being someone who followed the conflict online through media channels such as Live Leak this had me interested from the start. Plus a score of 7 but no reviews?

This is a documentary build around combat pilot footage from recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, with a French narration. I had wondered what the angle was going to be but my first instincts seemed to be correct.

Its basically trying to cast doubt on legitimate targeting of active combatants, seemingly because the film maker doesn't think its fair the West has this technology.

As such the narration from the very start is all about how the pilots are constantly doubting their vision and of course she uses examples where mistakes had been made.

The now famous video of a supposed journalist who was shot for walking in broad daylight with what was later described as a camera tripod, albeit slung over his shoulder like a rifle. Maybe not a fantastic idea when you know that could make you a target? The argument about civilian casualties isn't very strong when that side target civilians intentionally.

There is little balance in this documentary, nothing is mentioned about the fact these missions save lives and thwart atrocities.

Another critique is that these are far from being the best videos available, there is much better footage online. However its maybe a case of picking clips which suit the narrative of the producers as opposed to making a balanced educational documentary.