The Trenches

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.

Cast

Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier

as Soilder

Marc-André Bélanger

as Voice

David Laurin

as Voice

Martin Watier

as Voice

Patrick Chouinard

as Voice

Alexandre Fortin

as Voice

Guillaume Champoux

as Voice

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