Publisher's Synopsis
Michael Winterbottom's film, based on the experiences of British reporter Michael Nicholson. The year is 1992 and journalists Henderson (Stephen Dillane) and Flynn (Woody Harrelson) are covering the Bosnian war, trying to communicate the urgency of the situation in which the people of Sarajevo find themselves. Henderson is assigned to report a story on a local orphanage and in doing so becomes emotionally involved in the plight of the children who live there. He vows to do something to help, and assisted by aid worker Nina (Marisa Tomei), embarks upon a journey which will evacuate the orphans to safety.
