The Trenches (2010)

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.

Released June 2, 2010 6 min None+

Genres: Animation, Drama, Short, War

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.world-war-one, tmdb.world-war-i, tmdb.short-film, tmdb.futility, imdb.soldier, imdb.assault + 2 more, imdb.bomb, imdb.propaganda

Watch Providers: Kanopy

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Country: Canada
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English, French