In May 1978, communist guerillas from Angola attacked the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Invaders capture Europeans who work for a Belgian mining business and Blacks who dwell in the town as captives and open fire, shooting Europeans and Africans. Many Europeans being French, the French decide to counterattack and dispatch a Foreign Legion Paratrooper Regiment. The movie follows the stories of Delbart, a former non-commissioned officer about to return to France with his African wife and child, Damrémont, Delbart's replacement, Bia, a Zairian doctor, and Annie, an American married to a Belgian engineer, as well as Non com Legion officer Federico, the French Ambassador, and the Military Attaché.
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In May 1978, communist guerillas from Angola attacked the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Invaders capture Europeans who work for a Belgian mining business and Blacks who dwell in the town as captives and open fire, shooting Europeans and Africans. Many Europeans being French, the French decide to counterattack and dispatch a Foreign Legion Paratrooper Regiment. The movie follows the stories of Delbart, a former non-commissioned officer about to return to France with his African wife and child, Damrémont, Delbart's replacement, Bia, a Zairian doctor, and Annie, an American married to a Belgian engineer, as well as Non com Legion officer Federico, the French Ambassador, and the Military Attaché.
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