Fromhisownfilmedreportaboutdesertersandacivilianorganisationsupportingpeace,stickingtoadocumentarystyle,thefilm-makerlooksatthelivesofsoldierswhodesertedtheVietnamwarandfledtoJapan..APuerto-Rican,whodesertedeighteenmonthsearlier,isworkingtomakehisutopianideascometrue.Ablackman,whoistooscaredtoleavehisroomsinceheescaped,cannotwalkanymore.