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The Soldier (2021)

The Soldier poster
Original title
Soldaten
Directed by
Nikolaj Møller
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
58 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Danish war veteran named Henrik returns from Afghanistan with PTSD. After failed treatments, he travels deep into the Amazon jungle to try to heal with natural medicine and ayahuasca. Over three years, the film follows his struggle to recover.

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What happens

Soldaten er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2021 instrueret af Nikolaj Møller. Den danske krigsveteran Henrik er vendt hjem fra Afghanistan med post-traumatisk stress. Efter en række mislykkede behandlingsforsøg, rejser han dybt ind i Amazonjunglen for at helbrede sig selv med naturmedicin og med verdens stærkeste hallucinogene drik, Ayahuasca. Soldaten følger Henriks kamp for at få det bedre, midt ude i junglen, igennem tre år. Det er et indre portræt af et knækket menneske. En mand, der er blevet svigtet af det samfund, han rejste ud for at forsvare. En mand som nu er på en rejse, der ikke helbreder ham, som han havde forestillet sig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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