Breaker Morant (1980) - Closing Argument Best historical war related films reviewed on British & Commonwealth Forces... Breaker Morant (1980) During the Boer War, an "elite" irregular British Army unit - Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC) - a troop of which was led by Lieutenant Harry 'Breaker' Morant (Edward Woodward) who is commanded to fight the Boers to the death. Morant, keen to avenge the death and mutilation of his best friend at the hands of the Boers, is happy to comply, but the capture and exe