War Machine

Gen. Glen McMahon arrives in Afghanistan with a reputation for getting results and a plan to bring the seemingly unwinnable war to an end. As he tries to impose his strategy on the U.S. military operation, he faces conflicting orders, political pressure and the realities of a campaign that resists simple solutions. A journalist following the general’s command begins examining the gap between public claims and what is happening on the ground, turning the war into a subject of scrutiny beyond the battlefield.