Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill (who were a married couple at the time of the filming), shot in fourteen weeks in Fort Gordon, Georgia,Screen SlateDocumentary Superstar - Google Books (ch. "Transforming The Image of Truth") about several women training in the US army.Chicago Reader
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.Film at Lincoln CenterFILM: ' GIRL' IN TODAY'S ARMY - The New York TimesStunning 'Soldier Girls' - The Washington Post
Accolades BAFTA Award for Best DocumentaryAllMovie Grand Jury Prize Documentary - Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival (1982) - IMDb
In popular culture Excerpts from the film are used in U2's song "Seconds" on their third album, War.Seconds posted on U2's official YouTube channel
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BFI Official trailer