film catches the last days of the fight against islamic state in iraq. javier manzano and reporter benerson were embedded with several units of the iraqi military in their efforts to root out is from the northern city of mosul. thousands of civilians were still trapped in the city under siege. traumatised by their ordeal, they ran towards the government positions scattered around the city. women and children screaming and begging for a way out of their desperate situation. despite the huge risks, javier manzano captured it all. chaos as the civilians fled their homes and the civilians fled their homes and the confusion of the soldiers locked in close combat. filmed under co nsta nt in close combat. filmed under constant fire and in intense heat, javier and his team followed what was happening around them, revealing the true turmoil of war. forjavier, what stood out most in covering this conflict was the level of violence inflicted on the civilians by the islamic state fighters. they would be among the civilians, or again civilians trying to flee the city, typically banned for their liv