A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. 

He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. 

Meanwhile he has to find a way of protecting his Salvadorean girlfriend and getting her out of the country.

Compelling civil war drama by Oliver Stone with a great James Woods (as well as a great Jim Belushi). 

Stone's best films have always been his highly political ones, and this is no exception. 

Brutal, realistic portrayal of the conflict in El Salvador and America's implications. 

This is one to re-discover by film fans as it seems to have fallen a bit into obscurity over the years. 

Highly recommended: 8 stars out of 10.