In September 2006, a 3 man patrol of Paras sets off from their outpost overlooking Kajaki Dam in southern Afghanistan, to engage the Taliban. As they make their way across a dried out river bed one of them steps on a mine left from the Russian occupation some 25 years before. His colleagues rush to his aid only to find they are surrounded by mines and every move threatens serious injury or death. 展现英军在2006年一次在阿富汗的援救义务中,犯下大错,忽视军人的正告,误触地雷,致使伤亡沉重。 27岁的英军下士怀特(Mark Wright),当年在阿富汗的卡贾基水库(Kajaki dam)四面与2名伞兵执行义务,义务途中受困于一个没在地图上泛起的地雷阵,3人身受轻伤,便向军方求援。 因为直升机降低时的下沉气流可以引爆地雷,希求派出有绞盘的直升机吊起伤者,不要试验降低。但是,军方接报后,派出没有绞盘的奇努克直升机(Chinook)施舍,后果引爆地雷,怀特被炸死,多名伞兵亦诚然受伤。末尾,军方花多了6小时,才派出有绞盘的
美国黑鹰直升机救人。 影戏正是以此事作为蓝本,获奖
纪录 英国影戏和电视艺术学院奖(2015;第68届) 提名·影戏奖-英国本乡卓著处女作 Paul Katis Andrew de Lotbiniere