The Trenches (2010)

  • NR
  • 06/02/2010 (HR)
  • Animation, War, Drama
  • 6m

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.

Claude Cloutier

Director

Cast

Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier's headshot

Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier

Soilder
Marc-André Bélanger's headshot

Marc-André Bélanger

Voice
David Laurin's headshot

David Laurin

Voice
Martin Watier's headshot

Martin Watier

Voice
Patrick Chouinard's headshot

Patrick Chouinard

Voice
Alexandre Fortin's headshot

Alexandre Fortin

Voice
Guillaume Champoux's headshot

Guillaume Champoux

Voice

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