''Loot'' is a 2008
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by
Darius Marder
Darius Marder is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor from Massachusetts. He is known for directing and co-writing '' Sound of Metal'', for which he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film rec ...
. It follows amateur treasure hunter Lance Larson in search of buried treasure from
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, with the help of the two US war veterans—Darrel Ross and Andrew Seventy—responsible for burying them. A major theme of the film involves the emotional risks of digging up one's past.
The film premiered on
HBO2 on May 20, 2009. It won Best Documentary at the 2008
Los Angeles Film Festival
The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...
.
External links
Loot Movie Official WebpageIMDB: Loot2008 LA Film Festival: Loot
Documentary films about veterans
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