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In。1954。Vietnam,。at。the。time。of。Diên。Biên。Phu,。a。French。unit。on。patrol。under。the。command。of。an。inexperienced。lieutenant。is。gradually。depleted。by。Vietminh。until。only。an。ex-Wehrmacht。Alsatian。adjutant。remains.。He。is。to。die,。a。title。informs。us,。in。Algeria。in。1960.Semi-documentary。in。style,。this。is。an。effectively。low-key。appraisal。of。the。difficult。choices。with。which。war。confronts。its。soldiers.。As。so。often。in。Vietnam。films。the。enemy。is。only。glimpsed。from。a。distance,。the。camera。remaining。a。disembodied。observer。among。the。group.。Bertrand。Tavernier。acted。as。co-writer。on。the。film.