主角因為戰(zhàn)火或意外一個接一個地失去親愛的戰(zhàn)友而他本人靠著運氣茍到停戰(zhàn)前夕卻最終沒有踏上回家的歸途無人生還眾歸于寂從德國人的視角講述戰(zhàn)爭邊將家的小媳婦沒有榮歸故里大團圓只有恐懼愧疚恥辱導(dǎo)演在多倫多電影節(jié)首映后的訪談中說“There is nothing heroic or glorifying about war
“The founding fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.