The Trenches (2010)
- Original title
- La Tranchée
- Directed by
- Claude Cloutier
- Genre
- animation, war, drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This animated short follows soldiers trapped in the mud and chaos of World War I trenches. It shows the physical and mental strain of battle through surreal imagery and relentless motion.
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What happens
The Trenches (French: La Tranchée) is a Canadian animated short film, written, directed and animated by Claude Cloutier for the National Film Board of Canada. The film is a portrait of soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I. The film premiered in June 2010 at Animafest Zagreb, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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