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Veteran photojournalist Richard Boyle has been taking his camera to the world's trouble spots for over 20 years ; while he does good work, Boyle's fondness for booze and drugs, and his colossal arrogance, have given him a reputation that's left him practically unemployable.

Broke and with no immediate prospects, Boyle and his buddy Doctor Rock, an out-of-work disc jockey, head to El Salvador, where Boyle is convinced that he can scare up some lucrative freelance work amidst the nation's political turmoil.

However, when Boyle and Rock witness the execution of a student by government troops just as they enter the country, it becomes clear that this war is more serious than they were expecting.

Increasingly convinced that El Salvador is a disaster starting to happen, Boyle eventually decides that it's time to get out ; but he has fallen in love with a woman named Maria, and he doesn't want to leave her behind.