InspiredbyW.G.SebaldsbookandbasedonWWIIarchivefootage,thefilmputsforwardthequestion:isitmorallyacceptabletousecivilianpopulationasameansofwar?Isitpossibletojustifymassdestructionforthesakeofhighermoralideals?Thequestionremainsasrelevanttoday,asitwas80yearsago,anditsurgencyistragicallymanifestedinthecurrentevent...