Everything shown in this documentary is real.
Priests are said to have been killed by a Red Wing death squad and government troops.
Many people and children are said to have been shot and killed by a helicopter trying desperately to swim in order to survive. Some corpses are shown in still photos. Dozens of children are said to have drowned, and a pregnant woman is shown to have been shot in the head. A little girl has been shot by a machine gun, hence a disturbingly large wound.
During a funeral, a bomb goes off. Thousands of people begin running in panic, resulting with dozens of other people crushed to death. A house burns. This is followed by a shootout.
A man tells about his seventeen year old daughter who was shot and murdered by a troop of soldiers.
Several children are said to have experienced traumatic moments like murder of families, prior to joining a group of guerrillas in hope to avenge their families. One of them, a twelve-year-old boy, tells about how a death squad came and attacked his mother, put two bullets in her head and took her downhill. He was threatened to get killed if he was seen again.
Three women are said to have been captured and raped.
A village is revealed to have been exposed to constant bombing.
A small animal is barbequed.
A man is shown to have lost his left foot.
Several people are shown to have been wounded and burned during a most recent war that wasn't shown. They are getting treatment and surgery.
An enemy soldier stomps on another man's head.
It is said that more than 30,000 Salvadorans have been murdered in less than two years. The death toll is later revealed to have been raised up to over 40,000.
There is an intense battle between guerrillas and government forces, but not much is shown, besides from the below-mentioned moments:
A wounded man is briefly shown to have a bloodied face.
A dead man is found in a pile of garbage.