Not Yet Begun to Fight

Name: Not Yet Begun to Fight
Genre: Documentary, Drama, War
Released: 2012-11-14
Rating: 6

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86%

Tomatometer

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

In the space between war and a new battle, NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT unfolds, offering an intimate look at the human cost of combat. A retired Marine Colonel reaches out to five men, a new generation returning from the battlefield. He brings them to the river. He puts a fly rod into their hand, teaches them to cast, and shares his secret: there are places where you can still be consumed by a simple act, find joy in a fight, and be redeemed as you gently release another creature, unharmed, into quiet waters.

Details

DirectorsSabrina Lee, Shasta Grenier

ReleasedNov 14, 2012

StatusReleased

Where to watch(NG)

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Stream

Wonder Project Amazon Channel

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Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

3 fresh · 1 rotten

Leonard Maltin

RTleonardmaltin.comNov 1, 2013

This is not a slickly packaged reality-show experience. Through the filmmakers, Shasta Grenier and Sabrina Lee, we become witnesses to an evolutionary process.

Martin Tsai

RTLos Angeles TimesOct 31, 2013

The juxtaposition of untouched wilderness with broken bodies in "Not Yet Begun to Fight" adds urgency to its lofty existential conundrum (and mercifully helps the film avoid turning into a glorified infomercial for Hastings' organization).

Frank Scheck

RTThe Hollywood ReporterOct 28, 2013

This intimate documentary presents a human face on the corrosive effects of war.

Frank Lovece

RTFilm Journal InternationalOct 24, 2013

Hour-long documentary about an organization teaching fly fishing to wounded combat veterans creates a saintly subject and feels incomplete.