The horrors -- and futility -- of the Vietnam War come brutally to life through the eyes of 14 American soldiers as they attempt to capture a heavily fortified hill under the Vietcong's control in director John Irvin's cinema verité drama. Depicting one of the conflict's bloodiest battles and based on a true story, the film stars Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber and Courtney B. Vance in a searing turn as a black medic.