Hart's War (2001) - Synopsis
In Hart's War (2001), Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer’s aide in World War II due to his father’s political pull.
When he is captured and thrown into a German prisoner of war camp, top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) assigns him to defend Lieutenant Lincoln Scott (Terrence Howard), a black POW accused of murdering a fellow white prisoner.
Hart must struggle against his privileged past to prove that he is a true man of honor, worthy of his rank.
In preparing a defense for his client, Tommy stumbles upon a plot that will force him to choose between his country, his own morality and his life.
Based on a novel by John Katzenbach.
