After 14 years of research and planning, a movie has been made telling the true stories of Canadian soldiers who fought in the war of Afghanistan.
The film titled “Fallen Heros: Their Journey Home,” highlights various parts of the nearly-20-year battle which over 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members took part in.
The movie is currently playing in select theatres across Canada.
“We had to create a story that could take the Canadian public through the soldier’s experience. There is so much more to tell, but we tried to take highlights that would help Canadians understand,” said Robert Curtin, the director of Fallen Heros: Their Journey Home.
During the production of the film, a significant amount of input was used by former military personnel who had lived experience of the Afghanistan war.
One such scene in the movie is the recreation of the highway of hero’s, a major funeral procession which …