The 317th Platoon 1965 In 1954, the Indochina War begins to come to a close following Frances defeat by the Viet Minh at the deadly Battle of Dien Bien Phu French forces are in full retreat and risk being overrun at every turn including the 317th Platoon, a unit of French soldiers and Laotian allies who are led by the idealistic but inexperienced sous lieutenant Torrens and adjutant Willsdorf, a former soldier in the German Wehrmacht during WWII Their survival depends on completing a trek through the dense, jungle laden, expanse of enemy territory that stands between them and the safety of the nearest French outpost