The background of the film is the bloody Battle of Horgen Forest during World War II . After an entire platoon of comrades was wiped out by the enemy, the only surviving Private, Private David Manning, was promoted to sergeant. Unable to bear the pressure of leading the recruits, Manning applied for retirement on the grounds of mental discomfort. However, Manning's commander put forward a condition to him: as long as he led troops to capture a German outpost, he would report Manning's application for retirement. go up. But in a ruthless war, what matters is not victory, but how to survive the battlefield.
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Extended Reading
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[last lines]
[Pvt. Sanderson is carrying David on his back, mortally wounded after the final battle, mirroring the movie's opening scene]
Pvt. David Manning: I'm not gonna make it. I'm losing too much blood.
Warren Sanderson: You're gonna make it. You're gonna owe me big, lieutenant.
Pvt. David Manning: I'm gonna owe you shit.
Warren Sanderson: Less than a mile, in less than a mile.
Pvt. David Manning: It's too far.
Warren Sanderson: It's not too far.
[David lets out a sad, disheartened laugh]
Warren Sanderson: What's so funny?
Pvt. David Manning: ...You.
Warren Sanderson: You mean what?
Pvt. David Manning: Forget it.
Warren Sanderson: I'm taking you home, Dave.
Pvt. David Manning: Sure.
Warren Sanderson: You're going home.
[David loses consciousness as the two go off into the distance]
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Pvt. David Manning: Remember: nobody dies.