In 2007, during the Iraq War, a Georgian contingent of the coalition forces saves
the life of American reporter Thomas Anders (Rupert Friend), although one of
his colleagues (Heather Graham) is killed in the process. One year later, in
2008, he returns to Los Angeles, California but soon goes to Georgia on
the advice of some of his friends in Tbilisi, who
suspect that a large conflict is brewing. He, along with his cameraman
Sebastian Ganz (Richard Coyle), delve deeper into Georgian life as conflict
escalates and they get caught in the crossfire when an air raid strikes a local
wedding they stumble upon. With members of the wedding party (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and the help of a Georgian soldier
(Johnathon Schaech) who had earlier saved them in Iraq, their mission becomes
getting their footage of an atrocity by Russian irregulars out of the country.
But they find themselves faced with international apathy due to the opening of
the 2008 Olympic Games. Their flight leads them to
the Battle of Gori.
The film ends with a long series of testimonials from
Georgian citizens who lost family members during the conflict.
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