Truth often stranger than fiction

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2014)

An excellent portrayal of, for the most part, evidence based events bestows upon this film a dignity seldom achieved in war films. Furthermore, the integrity of the cast and director make for a very worthy and honourable tribute
The DVD version contains the 'special features' in which considerable hard evidence is given to substantiate the main thrust of the story. Clearly some review contributors here would benefit from watching this or doing some research here for example: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0318799/bio
I believe this film will become accepted as one of the finest war films ever made and in my almost 70 years of life I have seen a lot of them. Like many, I have been fascinated by the contradictions in human nature that surface during the extreme circumstances of war. I do not have to agree with the reasons for war to acknowledge the dedication, courage and single-mindedness of individuals who rise above the norm.Nor am I required to make political points off their sense of duty.