InspiredbyW.G.Sebald’sbookandbasedonWWIIarchivefootage,thefilmputsforwardthequestion:isitmorallyacceptabletousecivilianpopulationasameansofwar?Isitpossibletojustifymassdestructionforthesakeofhigher“moral”ideals?Thequestionremainsasrelevanttoday,asitwas80yearsago,anditsurgencyistragicallymanifestedinthecurrentevents.