Marie Colvin is an American journalist for
The Sunday Times, visiting the most dangerous countries and documenting their civil wars. In 2001, while trekking with the
Tamil Tigers, Colvin and her crew are ambushed by the
Sri Lanka Army. Despite her attempt to surrender, an
RPG fires in her direction, wounding her to the point that she loses her left eye. Afterward, Colvin decides to wear an
eyepatch. Diagnosed with
PTSD, Colvin is still determined to look for new stories, and argues with her boss, Sean Ryan, about conflicts she wants to cover, including Iraq, where she meets
war photographer Paul Conroy, and Libya. She lives in London when not traveling the world, and begins a relationship with Tony Shaw (Stanley Tucci). In February 2012, Conroy and Colvin decide to cover the conflict in the city of
Homs, where they find 28,000 Syrian men, women, and children caught in the crossfire. After Conroy and Colvin send their story to Ryan, Colvin decides to broadcast to CNN to bring awareness to civilian casualties. As Marie, Paul, and another reporter,
Rémi Ochlik, flee the building they had used as a media centre, the street is peppered with explosions. Paul, injured and shellshocked, wakes to find Colvin and Ochlik killed from the explosions and subsequent pile-up of rubble. The film ends with imagery of the devastated city of Homs, followed by an interview of the real Marie Colvin, with the quote: "You're never going to get to where you're going if you acknowledge fear." ==Cast==