一九五四年十月一日,以法属阿尔及利亚首都阿尔及尔的卡斯巴为中心,爆发了阿尔及利亚人反抗运动,这是由于阿拉伯人憎恨法国人长期统治而引起的。人们四处搞破坏,法国政府发觉事态严重,便于一九五七年十月七日,派马丘将军率领四十万大军驻于斯拉姆地区。但是暴乱仍层出不穷,法国人的镇压行动开始升级。
并木浩二(市川海老藏 饰)是一名天赋异禀的棒球运动员,曾经夺得过甲子园优胜投手的无上荣耀。然而,密集的训练令他的肩部受伤,无奈之下浩二只能告别了球场。太平洋战争爆发了,浩二和朋友们一同告别了亲人,奔赴前线,做好了为国捐躯的准备。 战争一日一日的持续着,唯一无法改变的,是日本渐渐形成的败局。然而日本海军却不愿意就此认输,而是发明出了名为“回天”的载人鱼雷,这种鱼雷需要牺牲驾驶员的性命来换取精准的定位和强大的破坏性,满腔热血的并木保命参加了这一自杀行动。终于,执行任务的那天到来了,并木和战友们一同踏上了有去无回的旅途。
二战期间的罗马,一对德国士兵在罗马街道上遭遇炸弹袭击,伤亡惨重。德军报复性地按一比十的死亡比例,屠杀了数百平民。Mastroianni饰演皮埃罗神父,在无法阻拦屠杀实施的情形下,甘愿顶替做了牺牲者。
May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds. But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them? Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made. The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.
以色列军人敲开一个中产阶级家庭的门,宣布他们的士兵儿子阵亡,妻子晕倒,丈夫陷入无处躲避、只有依靠自残来发泄的悲痛中,夫妻俩伤心欲绝,方寸大乱,正在接受现实、安排葬礼的时候,军方又发来通知,刚才通知错了家庭,牺牲的另一个和他们儿子同名同姓的战士。悲极生乐,父亲却没有彻底放心,动用关系让军方赶紧把自己儿子从边境撤回来。没想到,回家途中又生变数,然而事情却又一波三折,发生意想不到的转折。