When a young farm boy is thrust into the horrors of war, he must use his survival skills in order to help proect the first journalist reporting at the Crimean War.

DPG- Cheers. Soem good thoughts to ponder..

How young is the "young farm boy"?

Better to lead with something like "When a XY-year old farm boy is caught up in the horrors of the Crimean war, he must..."

Not: 'Help protect" . Just: "protect".

"First journalist" -- does the entire plot absolutely pivot on that point? If not, save it for the script.

What genre is the story? Coming of age? War-is-heck-but-makes-for-fabulous-CGI? Both?