影片改编自口碑极佳的同名小说,讲述一位年纪稍长(康伯巴奇饰,书中该角色21岁)的军人,为了守住承诺,在伊拉克战争期间保护、照看一位小兵(谢里丹饰)的故事,由[人非圣贤]导演大卫·洛维执导。"Yellow Birds" follows John Bartle and the difficulties he faces in keeping his humanity, his urge to survive and his friend Murph alive during the war in Iraq, as well as his life and struggles with his memories of the war after he comes back to Virginia.