White Soldier

2014 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / War

7
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 201 201

Plot summary

A muggy Saigon, late 1945. Stationed at a military camp in French Indochina, two young men--Robert and André--become close friends as they share the boredom and excitement of waiting for their first mission. But when they discover that instead of freeing Indochina from foreign aggressors, they will be fighting natives struggling for independence, their friendship is jeopardized.

Director

Erick Zonca Photo
Erick Zonca

Top cast

Abraham Belaga Photo
Abraham Belaga as Robert Tual
Paul Spera Photo
Paul Spera as Jacques
Romain Levi Photo
Romain Levi as Soldat Barbier
Patrick Vo Photo
Patrick Vo as Nguyen Binh
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.3 GB
1280*538
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru   us   fr   nl   de  
25 fps
2 hr 25 min
Seeds ...
2.42 GB
1904*800
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru   us   fr   nl   de  
25 fps
2 hr 25 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by searchanddestroy-1

A terrific portrait of actual events.

Reviewed by doctorrugger 8 / 10

In the middle of nowhere

The French war in Indochina is a fantastic subject, and has been beautifully illustrated by Schoendorffer in his film, the 317 ème Section. There is no war film like the 317 ème and there will never be...but there are many other aspects of this conflict that could be explored such as the clash of political ideologies, the Corsican and Vietnamese Mafia in Indochina, American policies during the war, RC 4, Lang-Son, Vietnamese Catholics, the Emperor, etc. The strength of SOLDAT BLANC is that it tells the story of a Frenchman who becomes a Viet-Minh Commissaire Politique and the notions of treason and loyalty (to a flag, to ideas?), but the film's format is not right: too long for a film, too short for a series and therefore the story lines remain purely schematic, and underdeveloped. A great subject somehow marred by indecision in filmmaking...still a good film to watch.
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