This critically acclaimed film follows the 26 pilots and crewmen of the RAF’s 27 Squadron, as they endure a two month deployment on the front line in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Shot alone over two months using night vision and cockpit cameras, the film focuses on the experiences of 26 year old Dan Padbury who is on his first deployment as a captain, as he balances the professional and emotional challenges of the casualties of war. Over 8 hot weeks, this gently powerful documentary gets under the skin of modern warfare, meeting the ordinary soldiers who fly Chinook helicopters by day and struggle with their laundry and love lives in their time off.
