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Young couple separated by World War 2, dream of being reunited years later. Unusual (for that time) co-production between Slovakia and Georgia (then part of the USSR).

Rather than a love story set amidst war, this is war depicted through love. A rumination of wartime Vietnam in 1972, where bombing is a seemingly accepted part of daily life, yet daily life is abruptly rendered inconsequential once hit.

The film opens with a clear tension at a civilian protest against the government. The film continues to show how the lovers Sean and Claire must meet in secret. Meanwhile another character seeks to avenge the death of his father and all the while, the military and rebels prepare to wage war. The finale is a tragic ending, conveying a realistic expression of the brutality of war and conflict.

Marco, Mario and Filippo are friends have a great passion in common, flying. They attend the Air Force Academy of Caserta to become pilots, with the ongoing war and the risk of being called into action.