The Trenches
7.2
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.
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Cast
7 people
Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier
Soilder
No other roles listed
Marc-André Bélanger
Voice
Also in
L'oreille d'un sourd
Nelligan
David Laurin
Voice
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Taking the Plunge 2
La coupure
Martin Watier
Voice
Known for
Polytechnique
Patrick Chouinard
Voice
Also in
Une grenade avec ça?
Life's a Zoo
Alexandre Fortin
Voice
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October 1970
Alertes: Pelletier
Guillaume Champoux
Voice
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Fred's Head
Compulsive Liar
Claude Cloutier Director · José Heppell Editor Francesca Chamberland Costume designer
First release June 2, 2010 · Produced in Canada · Languages English, French
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Tranchée
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Croatia · June 2, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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