Zwei Soldaten der US-Marines-Basis in Guantanamo Bay, Kuba, werden des Mordes an einem Kameraden angeklagt. Die beiden beteuern, sie hätten dem Opfer nur auf Befehl von oben eine Abreibung verpassen wollen. Dem jungen Militäranwalt Daniel Kaffee, der zeitlebens im Schatten seines Vaters stand, sieht sich einem scheinbar übermächtigen Gegner gegenüber: Colonel Jessep führt sein Regiment mit absolutistischer Härte. Im Gerichtssaal kommt es zum Aufeinandertreffen der beiden Gegenspieler.

On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing's World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. Paddling into waves was out of the question and the Billabong Pro was given a layday. In one of the most talked about sessions of the decade, history was made as a handful of international chargers whipped into some of the most nightmarish waves ever surfed in Tahiti. The swell proved to be so immense that the Tahitian government issued a "Code Red" warning, banning the surrounding seas of boats and watercraft. The lineup at Teahupoo, it seems, was an exception. See the historic day through the eyes of two surfers -- the young gun Laurie Towner and the veteran Dylan Longbottom -- as they catch some of the biggest, most dangerous surf ever recorded, much of it captured with the super slow motion Phantom Camera for never-before-seen imagery.