by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
Set near the end of the bloody Indo-Chinese War, this taut, provocative French war drama chronicles the events leading up to the slaughter of the French Army's 317th Platoon. The unit was ordered to make a dangerous and arduous journey to the safety of camp Dien Bien Phu.
characteristics
- Colonialism
- Military Life
- War
- Survival
- Survivor
- Pacifist
- Pacifism
- Atrocities
- Anti-war
