War is hell for soldiers still in the battle zone -- and for those who have left. Denzel Washington is Reuben James, a British paratrooper who's discharged and returns to London after serving nine years in the Falkland Islands. But time has been cruel to his community; residents are on the dole and struggling to get out, and now Reuben must weave a satisfying life outside the military. Co-stars Amanda Redman and George Baker.