The Trenches
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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.
Production
ONF | NFB
Language
FR
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier
Soilder
Marc-André Bélanger
Voice
David Laurin
Voice
Martin Watier
Voice
Patrick Chouinard
Voice
Alexandre Fortin
Voice
Guillaume Champoux
Voice
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