Salvador

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children. This gripping true story follows Richard Boyle, a veteran photojournalist whose career is derailed by substance abuse and arrogance, as he navigates the treacherous landscape of El Salvador's civil war. Along the way, he witnesses atrocities, executes captured soldiers with cruelty mirrored on the other side, and ultimately faces a heartbreaking fate that tests his humanity.