Storyline isn't the main strength, as events that create progression are seldom, repetitive or only relevant as backdrop. However the human dimension in terms of values and principles is tremendously rich, centered around the long-forgotten concept of honor. Great ending scenes.
Wells surely knows well how to construct the milieus and journeys shuttling between countries (will be walled soon) through his brilliant understanding of camera movement, how to conduct the emotions wrapped within personal and justificative conflicts. It is also a peculiar sociopolitical setup contradicting to a certain American-central-ism.