Derek Jarman根據(jù)布里頓《戰(zhàn)爭安魂曲》所攝的影片。主要人物為《戰(zhàn)爭安魂曲》歌詞的作者歐文，后者為英國詩人，戰(zhàn)死于第一次世界大戰(zhàn)。德高望重的勞倫斯·奧利弗爵士出演片中的一名老兵。這也是奧利弗爵士的最后一次銀幕亮相。
　　
　　A film with no dialogs, just follows the lyrics of the Britten's oratorium, that criticize the war's horrors. It shows the story of an englishman soldier and a nurse (his bride) during the World War II. It combines many real scenes of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)