In the early 1920s, Juan Faura enlists in the Legion to fight in the War of Morocco. He has a single purpose: to die in combat. Things take a drastic turn when he is assigned under the command of a ruthless sergeant who seeks only revenge for his brother’s death in the Disaster of Annual, and who sends his men on a suicidal mission behind enemy lines. Every member of the platoon is killed—except Faura, who comes to learn the value of life.
Fifteen years later, Spain is plunged into a new conflict—the Civil War—and Faura is forced to fight against those who were once his comrades. But he is no longer the man he once was…
2025