1953 Brian Miller enlists in The French Foreign Legion to eliminate pain from previous lovers and wars. As a result of this, he finds himself catapulted into the chaos of French Indochina (Vietnam).
During his posting, he falls in love with a beautiful Vietnamese girl, Dai Long. Their love becomes strong and passionate, but Dai Long has a sister, Kim Ly, who is betrayal-personified and will stop at nothing to sabotage their relationship. With the French Indochinese War raging in the background between the Viet Minh (Vietnamese Nationalist Guerrillas) and French Colonial Forces - Miller's tale is one of fated-love and bitter betrayal before his final destiny waits for him and for France on the battlefield of Dien Bien Phu.