''Soldier Girls'' is a 1981 documentary film by

Nick Broomfield Nicholas Broomfield (born 1948) is an English documentary film director. His self-reflective style has been regarded as influential to many later filmmakers. In the early 21st century, he began to use non-actors in scripted works, which he cal ...

and Joan Churchill (who were a married couple at the time of the filming), shot in fourteen weeks in Fort Gordon,

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, about several women training in the US army.

Summary

Under the aggressive Sergeant Abing are several young women, some dedicated to defending their country, others who seem to have been forced into joining by circumstance. Several of these recruits become harder and colder through the course of their basic training at Fort Gordon.

Accolades

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* Grand Jury Prize Documentary - Sundance Film Festival

In popular culture

Excerpts from the film are used in U2's song " Seconds" on their third album, ''

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''.Seconds posted on U2's official YouTube channel
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References

External links

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BFI

Official trailer

Entire film officially post by Joan Churchill on Vimeo
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