The life of British post-war photographer Maurice Broomfield is examined by his son, documentary veteran Nick Broomfield, whose own confrontational style lies at odds with his father's steadfast pacifism. Maurice, a humanist and pacifist, abhorred conflict. His son thrives on it. This film is both memoir and tribute, and in its intimate story of one family, it takes an expansive, philosophical look at the 20th century itself.