Mark Walsh, a photojournalist who hides behind the lens of his camera, is witness to the traumatizing events of war, such as the boy in Beirut and the woman in Uganda. Marks psychological disintegration occurs in the aftermath of returning from the war in Kurdistan. Marks grief gradually becomes worse due to such a vexationing event of his best friend Colin's death. Not only is Marks psychological state deteriorating he is declining physically too and cannot handle the impact of life itself any longer and his lover Elena can see this and wants him to seek immediate help. …show more content…
Joaquin had to shoot the "incurables" because he knew they would be a danger to the community and Ahmet Talzani uses the system of "Triage" due to "the people need to believe there is a system" and that there is no order to whom lives and who dies in war. Mark begins to believe that it wasn't his fault of what happened to Colin and shoes that he is finally able to forgive himself and let the tight grasp he has been holding over himself like the grasp around his head of Colins body when he throws a bunch of wild flowers into the "Guadefelo River", Mark is finally freeing himself and releasing Colin's spirit that he felt was with him through his journey of