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.

James Woodsas Richard Boyle
Jim Belushias Doctor Rock
Michael Murphyas Ambassador Thomas Kelly
John Savageas John Cassady
Elpidia Carrilloas Maria
Tony Planaas Major Maximilliano Casanova
Colby Chesteras Jack Morgan
Cynthia Gibbas Cathy Moore
Will MacMillanas Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
Robert Richardson