First Stripes (2018)

Original title

Premières armes

Directed by

Jean-Francois Caissy

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of young Canadians as they begin basic training with the armed forces. It watches them adapt to the discipline and challenges of military life.

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What happens

First Stripes (French: Premières armes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Caissy and released in 2018. The film profiles a group of Canadian Armed Forces recruits commencing basic training. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Nicolas Canniccioni received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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