
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Captain Karen Emma Walden

Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Brigadier General Hershberg

Ilario

Bruno

Stephen Altameyer

Meredith Serling

Banacek
What makes this film stand out (a little) is the intimate style of photography. The POV camerawork gives us a proximity to the story and characters that we rarely see. Sadly, though, the story itself is a little bit thin. Denzel Washington is tasked with investigating the worthiness of a deceased helicopter pilot during the Gulf war to receive the medal of honor. Assuming it would be a routine ratification, he interviews her crew only to find discrepancies and inconstancies that cast a shadow over the whole procedure. Had this just been a routine wartime tale, then it might have been ok - but ...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$46,000,000.00
Revenue $100,900,000.00