The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Colin Firth
as Robert Lawrence
Paul Rhys
as Hugh MacKessac
David Calder
as John Lawrence
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Jean Lawrence
Rupert Baker
as Nick Lawrence
Jack Fortune
as Christopher Lawrence
Sophie Thompson
as Louise Stubbs
Roddy Maude-Roxby
as George Stubbs
Ann Bell
as Helen Stubbs
Dan Hildebrand
as Prothero
Mark Williams
as Lumpy
Paul Higgins
as Saltemarsh
