Legendary war correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy were no strangers to danger but their last mission together would shock the world, this is the story of that fatal, final mission. An adaptation of Conroy's book, Chris Martin's film unfolds like a thriller showing the horrors that those who risk their lives to uncover the truth endure.

On the 13th February 2012 war-correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy entered war-ravaged Syria to cover the plight of civilians trapped in the besieged Homs, under attack by the Syrian army. Only one of them returned.

Based on Conroy’s book Under the Wire, the film is a gripping account of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. The film is based on the book by Paul Conroy with the same name " Under The Wire " 

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