The Trenches (2010)

06/02/2010 (CA) • 6m

Animation, War, Drama

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war i

short film

futility

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