In HART’S WAR, Lt. Hart (Colin Farrell) is a soldier who works at a desk, far from enemy lines. He's glad for the chance to get out into the countryside when he gets an opportunity act as driver for a commanding officer. But the officer is killed and Hart is captured by the Germans. They torture him for information, then send him to a prisoner of war camp. The ranking American officer at the camp is Colonel McNamara (Bruce Willis). The German commandant is Colonel Visser. These two have more in common, and perhaps more respect for one another, than they would like to admit. When two black officers arrive, the fragile balance of power is disrupted. Because the officer's quarters are full, they, like Hart, are put in with the enlisted men, who object. During WWII, the armed services were still segregated. When the most outspokenly racist soldier is murdered, a black officer (Terrence Howard) is accused, Hart is assigned as his defense counsel, and a court-martial is set up.