Resnična zgodba o naredniku Charlesu Monroeju Kingu prikazuje vojaka v Iraku, ki piše dnevnik za svojega sina Jordana. Prikazuje ljubezen in zavezanost k družini tudi sredi vojne. Denzel Washington, Michael B. Jordan in Virgil Williams so se podpisali pod film, posnet po resnični zgodbi o naredniku Charlesu Monroeju Kingu (Jordanu), vojaku, ki v Iraku zapisuje dnevnik o ljubezni do svojega sina in dodaja nasvete zanj. Urednica New York Timesa, Dana Canedy (Chante Adams) razmišlja o zgodbi o svojem nenavadnem odnosu s Kingom ter njegovi naklonjenosti do nje in njunega otroka. Izjemen prikaz edinstvene ljubezni in opomnik na to, kako pomembna je družina.
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child. A sweeping account of a once-in-a-lifetime love, the film is a powerful reminder of the importance of family.