A civil war broke out in the 1950s between South and North Korea that changed the country. 71: in to the Fire centers on the conflicts of 71 student soldiers that struggled throughout the Korean War. Utilizing real persons and events depending on the opening moves of the Battle of P'ohang-dong, the film exposes the personal and physical conflicts that these students faced when finding themselves on the last point of defense in P'ohang-Daughter Girl's Middle School against the NKPA's advancement, the need to hold out until straight back upward from additional Korean troops and the Allies arrived.