In the silence of war, humanity whispers.
Winter, 1944. As the world burns in the final throes of World War II, a small squad of American intelligence soldiers is sent to a remote outpost in the frozen forests of the Ardennes. But what they find isn’t a typical battle—it’s a fragile moment of peace waiting to be broken.
Led by the quietly conflicted Sgt. Knott (Ethan Hawke), the group—young, disillusioned, and already scarred by war—encounters a German platoon that wants to surrender. No ambush, no bloodshed—just a truce born of exhaustion. But in a war that rewards violence and punishes mercy, nothing is as simple as it seems.
As Christmas nears, a fragile connection forms between enemies, bound by shared trauma and the quiet hope of surviving the winter. But trust, like snow, is easily shattered. One misstep, one misunderstanding, and the dream of peace can collapse into tragedy.
Told with haunting restraint and poetic realism, A Midnight Clear is not a war film about heroism—it’s about the absence of it. It asks: what if the enemy wants the same thing you do? And what if the war doesn’t allow you to choose anything but regret?
With understated performances, chilling stillness, and a devastating finale, the film reminds us that the real casualties of war aren’t just counted in bodies—but in the pieces of soul left behind.
In a world at war, is peace ever more than a pause? And when the guns fall silent, can any heart truly remain untouched?
