The Somme plot
On July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, an unprecedented drama unfolded. Never before have there been so many deaths in one day of war. 25,000 soldiers are massacred. Most already within the first hour! Their leaders use them as cannon fodder. We follow a group of young men including Private Cyril Jones. 15-year-old Cyril has lied about his age and is eager to give the German enemy his head. He has no idea what awaits him. As soon as the whistle blows, he will attack along with thousands of others. The American Mary Borden also travels to Northern France to work for the Red Cross. In a field hospital, her childhood too will be over for good in a few days.