1991年1月16日,美国首枚炸弹轰进巴格达,驻守当地的记者大都已离开,但CNN摄影队却豁出生命,留守战场,24小时报道战况,为CNN打赢漂亮的一仗。他们是如何舍命拍摄?多少次在死亡的边缘徘徊?Dramatized version of the story of CNN's Gulf War coverage featuring "The Boys from Baghdad": the battle over access, the fight to keep the technology up and running.. and the decision whether to risk their lives behind enemy lines once the bombing starts, in order to get the story of a lifetime.