‘THR Presents’ virtual screening + Q&A series with ‘Do Not Hesitate’ director Shariff Korver, who opens up about his motivation for making the film and the prep he and his crew underwent to tell their story - presented by LemmingFilm
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“They expressed their feelings through fighting and drinking,” says Korver, which caused him to wonder what happened during their deployment. Korver was nothing if not thorough in his mission. “We spent a year doing research, interviewing many, many veterans, watching all the documentaries we could see, talking to experts to map the whole thing out [and discover] what is actually happening during a mission of deployment. How is it to send young people going abroad?”
For the director, the right casting was crucial. “I wanted the audience to believe they were watching real soldiers and not actors playing soldiers,” he says. “But the script was too challenging for non-actors to play, so I needed really good actors because there’s a lot going on, and a lot of nuance, and they have an arc to play. It wasn’t enough to be the type.
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