Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.

Set in Kansas during the early 1900s, a teen-aged Native American boy (newcomer Winter Fox Frank) is..

本片的原型是一部与之同名的书，片中引用了大量的参战士兵写的、来往与美越之间的信函的原稿，令人不禁百感交集。在念诵信件的同时，一些新闻片、家庭录影和静态照片，以当时的音乐以及特殊的时代背景作为烘托，一一展现在人们眼前。这部接近两个小时的电影中，很多段落的朗诵都是由着名的演员担纲。参与该片制作是合作制作人比尔·克图里，他曾经凭借《越南安魂曲》和《越战老兵合唱团》获得艾美奖。

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.