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September 1945. The ‘Béarn’ leaves the port of Marseilles, destination Saigon. Aboard is a contingent of French soldiers who are officially charged to liberate Indochina from the last Japanese battalions. October 1986. Under the eyes of the cameras of the French television, a 747 spews out on the tarmac of the airport of Roissy the coffins with the last remains that were still held by the Vietnamese government. It is a macabre return to the homeland. Sons ‘meet’ with their father, nephews with their uncle… Ms Joubert remains alone. She is without tidings from her son Henri, declared ‘missing in action’ since 1946. Nicolas Valone, a journalist looking for a scoop turns the story into a touching documentary. But when the witnesses that can enlarge on his reportage die one after the other under suspicious circumstances, he understands that he is caught up in a gory spiral…
