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1. Weltkrieg, 1915: Die Entente-Mächte wollen die türkische Halbinsel Gallipoli besetzen, um von hier aus Konstantinopel zu erobern. Eine unerfahrene Garnison australischer und neuseeländischer Freiwilliger soll mit einer Landungsoffensive die Entscheidung bringen. Mit dabei sind die Kriegsberichterstatter Charles Bean (Joel Jackson), Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (Hugh Dancy), Philipp Schuler (Sam Worthington) und Keith Murdoch(Ewan Leslie). Ihnen wird bald klar, dass die Wahrheit das erste Opfer dieser brutalen Schlacht ist.

After witnessing the futile brutality of Gallipoli for months, the journalists are determined to get the truth out about the disastrous campaign.

The build-up to the August offensive begins. Bean has been wounded in the leg, yet this doesn't stop him from preparing for the oncoming attack. He questions Mehmet about the offensive, and realises this battle is going to be hell on both sides. Bean learns the Turkish word for stop: "Dur." Both men fear the imminent destruction.

Murdoch seeks refuge in the Australian embassy. Bartlett's letter has been impounded, but he writes his own version and delivers it to the Australian Prime Minister who forwards it to the British High Command. The effect is immediate.