SPECIAL PRIX EUROPA    
Best Episode of a Television Fiction Series or Serial of the Year 2009
Donated by YLE Finnish Broadcasting

Occupation
Kudos Film and TV Ltd., for British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC, United Kingdom
by: Peter Bowker (author), Nick Murphy (director), Derek Wax (executive producer); Patrick Spence, BBC Northern Ireland (commissioning editor),  
Laurie Borg (producer)

Synopsis
April 2003: Während des Einmarschs der britischen Truppen in den Irak geraten drei Soldaten in einer Wohnung in Basra unter Beschuss. Der Film zeichnet die verwobenen Schicksale der drei Freunde ab diesem Zeitpunkt bis in die Gegenwart nach: Im Kampf noch vereint, werden sie durch die Nachwirkungen auseinandergerissen.

Citation by the Jury
"Excellent performances, beautifully written, powerful direction - violent but also highly sensitive – this is TV-drama at its very best.    

Three friends are united in the war in Iraq, but are torn apart by it’s violence. They experience a huge range of emotions as they try to come to terms with their personal and professional lives. Their war is not only about moral values and winning hearts and minds, but also about business and making a quick profit. As the three soldiers are caught in the crossfire of war – it’s a story about love and hate, with many questions and very few answers. This excellent series examines and searches for the reason about why nations still go to war."