The movie shows the period of time during the First Worldwar in Great Britain.
John, who is not already eighteen years old was sent by his father, who is a very popular author, to the war.
However John has problems with his eyes so in the beginning he has no chance to get to the front.
The father of John Rudyard Kipling is a man with big influence at that time in Great Britain, so he obtains that John could get to the front.
Quick John reaches a good position.
Three weeks after his eighteens birthday the familie of John preserve terrible news...