Flags of our fathers

In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six soldiers raise their flag on the top, the picture become a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds of war, bringing hope to desolated people, and making the three men heroes of war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulties to deal with the image build by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates

Flags of Our Fathers är en amerikansk krigsfilm från 2006 som baseras på en roman av den amerikanska författaren James Bradleys med samma namn. Filmen regisserades av Clint Eastwood och berättar om hur en grupp amerikanska marinkårssoldater vann slaget om den japanska ön Iwo Jima under andra världskriget samt hur den amerikanska flaggan restes.