On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian posi...
On the Italian/Austrian front during World War I, a disastrous Italian attack upon the Austrian position leads to a mutiny among the decimated Italian troops.
In Northern Italy, WWI has turned into a bloody stalemate. Bogged down in their trenches on a barren highland, the men of an Italian infantry division have been given one objective: retake a commanding height from the enemy. Unfortunately, the tactical ingenuity of general Leone, the unpopular division commander, conists of supplementing frontal attacks againt machine-gun with medieval fighting schemes. His dispirited troops must be prodded with ever harher measures into storming the Austrian position. As casualties mount, indignation spreads amongst the rank and file. Disturbed by the decision of his superior, lieutenant Sassu is progressively led to question the purpose of the war and to reconider where his real duties lie.
