In1954Vietnam,atthetimeofDiênBiênPhu,aFrenchunitonpatrolunderthecommandofaninexperiencedlieutenantisgraduallydepletedbyVietminhuntilonlyanex-WehrmachtAlsatianadjutantremains.Heistodie,atitleinformsus,inAlgeriain1960.
Semi-documentaryinstyle,thisisaneffectivelylow-keyappraisalofthedifficultchoiceswithwhichwarconfrontsitssoldiers.AssoofteninVietnamfilmstheenemyisonlyglimpsedfromadistance,thecameraremainingadisembodiedobserveramongthegroup.BertrandTavernieractedasco-writeronthefilm.
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