A Midnight Clear (1992) is a war drama film directed by Keith Gordon, based on the 1982 novel by William Wharton. Set during World War II, the story follows a group of young American soldiers who are assigned to a remote location in the Ardennes Forest during the winter of 1944. Their mission is to observe enemy activity as the war nears its end, but they soon encounter a group of German soldiers who, rather than fighting, seem to want to surrender peacefully.

The film is unique in its portrayal of war, focusing less on combat and more on the psychological and emotional toll it takes on soldiers. Themes of brotherhood, the loss of innocence, and the futility of war are central to the narrative. The tension in the film arises from the soldiers’ moral dilemmas as they navigate a potential truce with the enemy, all while trying to survive the harsh winter conditions and the unpredictability of war.