In a wild area of South America, a group of guerrillas vainly attempt to rouse the peasants who are overwhelmed by misery and fear. A young Frenchman nicknamed El Chute has joined them and shares their hunted lives. One day, he and a few of his companions fall into a trap set by the counter-revolutionaries. Held prisoner, El Chute is likely to be liberated by his friends, so Captain Paul, a former French paratrooper, is ordered to escort him away to the chief town where he is to be judged...