In November 2005, in Haditha, a city in western Iraq, two Iraqi militants planted a homemade bomb in the middle of the road, blowing up a passing U.S. Marine Corps vehicle. Private Miguel Terrazes was killed in the explosion. This act angered the Marines, who quickly launched a retaliatory attack on Iraqi civilians in the surrounding area, killing a total of 24 people, including children. This act shocked the world. This film is adapted from a real event.