Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Retrograde easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Retrograde end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Retrograde violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Retrograde

Name: Retrograde
Genre: Documentary, War, History
Released: 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Sammi Sadat

Directed by Matthew Heineman

Produced by Our Time Projects, National Geographic

202294 min7.1 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of the human bonds forged between American soldiers and Afghan allies during the final collapse of a 20-year war, suffused with melancholy and existential weight.

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Loyalty Under Pressure Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Immigrants and Exiles Historical War Movies

Genres

Documentary War History

Keywords

Afghanistan Us Army Afghanistan War (2001-2021)Taliban War Journalism Refugee Crisis Political Documentary War Documentary

Questions people ask

Is Retrograde sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Retrograde easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Retrograde scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Retrograde end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Retrograde violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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