Till Something Breaks offers a fascinating insight into what it takes to become a commando and a humanising look at the army machine. It reveals how these men are trained for war and trained to lead, and shows how the regiment makes its choice of recruits in a nightmare test where men are denied food and shelter, battle cold, rain and their own fear, and are purposefully deceived and misled. It pushes them to their limits, but the commandos can't afford any weak links.

(1990, 43 mins) A Film Australia production.

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