La 317eme section 1965

In Laos, 1954, eight days before the french defeat in the Indochina war, the 317th platoon – four french soldiers and 41 laotian combatants – has been ordered to leave its outpost and to retreat for the plains of Diên Biên Phu, where the french army is getting stucked. Led by the inexperienced and idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, fresh out of the military academy, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht, the group must cross 150 kilometers of jungle. But dripping rainwater, hostile nature, and the Viêt-minh ambushes expose them to constant danger.

Cast:

Jacques Perrin
Le sous-lieutenant Torrens 

Bruno Cremer
L'adjudant Willsdorf 

Pierre Fabre
Le sergent Roudier 

Manuel Zarzo
Le caporal Perrin 

Boramy Tioulong
Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut 

Saksi Sbong
 

• 317. osasto
• 317th Section
• The 317th Platoon
• Zug 317