This unflinching documentary takes the viewer directly into the heart of the Vietnam War, following a company of American Marines throughout their tension-filled day-to-day lives. With no narrator or composed musical soundtrack, the film lets the moments of the war -- including fierce firefights, lo ng stretches of restless boredom and awkward encounters with villagers -- speak for themselves. Without a political agenda, the documentary is a straightforward real-life depiction of armed conflict.



