两伊战争期间的一个除夕夜，吉拉尼凄惨地将儿子送上战场。儿子走后，她陪着怀孕的女儿穿越战火去德黑兰找女婿，一路上她们目睹了战争带来的生灵涂炭。当她们艰辛跋涉到达德黑兰时，得到的却是女婿已经在战场上牺牲的消息。五年后，依然是一个除夕夜，吉拉尼照顾着在战争中受伤的儿子…...

　　U.S. Marine Richard “Mac” McKinney had planned to return home to Muncie, Indiana as a hero – in an American flag-draped coffin. But that didn’t happen. Instead, after 25 years of service, he returns...