The Trenches (2010)

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.

Release Date : Jun 02, 2010

Runtime : 6m

Genre : Animation  War  Drama  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

Keywords : world war i, short film, futility