Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. It is a powerful indictment of colonialism and the extremes to which a government will go to cover its ass. The characters are brilliantly portrayed, the movie is superbly filmed, and the story of the Aussie military unit is a compelling one.

"And a man's foes shall be they of his own household."