Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have been pals for years. When David doesn't appreciate Sam's latest attempt, it ope…

1939年，失业的英国青年大卫，如同许多来自世界各地的社会主义青年，一起加入一国际组织游击队，为争取民主自由而投入西班牙内战，对抗佛朗哥的独裁暴政。大卫因负伤来到巴塞隆纳，战时血泊中悲惨呼喊的声音，成了他挥之不去的恶梦呓语。他发现自己摇摆于对社会主义的忠诚与新认识的爱人之间，心中的改革梦想却不因远离战场而稍减，最后选择回到…