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