Private military contractors : the hidden face of dirty wars. Two brothers return to Chile after years in Iraq.

In Chile, when they return from their work as mercenaries in Iraq, two brothers struggle against the horror of their PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). When Pelao commits suicide, Jorge goes off on a trip with his brother's ex-wife to scatter his ashes in their native village, Altiplano. Tierra Yerma (Wastelands) is a powerful and intimate drama about the hidden face of war, love and rivalry between brothers, and guilt and forgiveness.