1942年第二次世界大战已进入白热化阶段南太平洋上日美双方展开激烈角逐人性的底线在炮火声中被彻底摧毁隶属美军的查理步兵连接到一项艰巨的任务他们受命登陆瓜达康纳尔岛Guadalcanal夺回日军占领的210阵地日军占尽地利优势防守固若金汤然军令 如山即使刀山火海查理步兵连的将士们也要奋勇向前这群年轻的小伙子为了所谓的正义投入这个残酷的血肉战场…… 本片根据美国作家詹姆斯·琼斯James Jones1962年的同名小说改编并荣获1999年柏林国际电影节金熊奖和荣誉提及；1999年芝加哥影评人协会最佳摄影奖；2000年澳大利亚影评人协会最佳外语片奖；2000年电影旬报最佳外语片导演奖
A young girl stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she waits for the results of her audition for an international performance group Her grandparents welcome her, delighted about the chance to get to know their granddaughter better While staying at the house, the girl gets to know her uncle, who suffers from a mysterious longterm lung illness and is mainly confined to bed She also observes her grandmother#39s weird religious rituals, some involving a swimming pool in the basement When the girl#39s father finds out that she is staying with his parents, he persuades his sister to visit the house to get her out, ending with a terrible tragedy
