25 April (2015)

Directed by

Leanne Pooley

Genre

animated documentary

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated documentary tells the story of soldiers in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War One. It focuses on their experiences leading up to and during the battle.

solemnreflectivehistoricalstarkmovingintimatequietly intense

What happens

25 April is a 2015 New Zealand animated documentary film directed by Leanne Pooley and written by Pooley and Tim Woodhouse, based on a concept by Matthew Metcalfe who also served as producer. It stars the voices of Fraser Brown, Andrew Grainger, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Gareth Reeves, Tainui Tukiwaho, and Matt Whelan. The film is based on the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign. 25 April was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015, and was released by Transmission Films in New Zealand on 28 April 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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