Techically unimpressive, but an interesting story well-acted. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.
Quick Stats
5.7
TMDB Rating
233
Votes
1h 34m
Runtime
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Budget
$2.3M
Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorMJ Bassett
WriterMJ Bassett
CinematographyFrantišek Novák
ComposerCurt Cress
EditorLouisa Harding
Production DesignPavel Hemmy
Produced by
Q&Q MedienPortobello PicturesBavaria FilmOdyssey EntertainmentApolloMediaFilm and Music Entertainment
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Critics & Reviews
2 featuredThe world is believable, shot very well. The actors are also believable, even if they spend too much time shouting angrily for a horror movie. The overall experience that this movie left me with was a feeling of frustration. The emotional ‘ride’ seemed slow and awkward without any satisfying pay-off at the end. Not to be coarse, for me, investing ninety minutes in this story was all awkward foreplay without any satisfying release of tension. I’m happy that I watched it but would not watch it again nor would I recommend it to others.
Cast
Jamie Bell
Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Pvt. Colin Chevasse
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Mike Downey
Martin Plummer
Laurence Fox
Capt. Bramwell Jennings
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Roman Horák
German soldier
Dean Lennox Kelly
Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht
Friedrich
Kris Marshall
Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson
Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'Conor
Anthony Bradford
Matthew Rhys
Cpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy Serkis
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Hugo Speer
Sgt. David Tate
Pavel Tesař
Mudman
T
Trevor Bennett
Soldier (uncredited)
