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The Trenches (2010)

The Trenches (2010)

Drama Animation War
Release Date: 2010, June 2
Directors: Claude Cloutier
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF | NFB
Cast: Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier, Marc-André Bélanger, David Laurin, Martin Watier, Patrick Chouinard, Alexandre Fortin, Guillaume Champoux

Overview:

This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.

Keywords:

short film world war i futility