In this war drama, based on a true story and set in an Indian village in the Peruvian Andes, a small squadron of soldiers on patrol are assigned to find and destroy communist guerrilla terrorists. One of the soldiers, dreams of becoming a hero. When the groups good commander is killed, a stricter soldier takes over. His tactics are almost unnecessarily brutal and the dreamer is horrified. His horror increases when he realizes that their new leader honestly believes that the local peasants are colluding with the terrorists. Sadly, the peasants care nothing for either side of the conflict. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi