

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.
You can stream The Trenches on Kanopy.
The Trenches was directed by Claude Cloutier.
The Trenches holds an average rating of 7.1/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of animation, drama and war. Join the discussion below to add your take.
The Trenches runs for 6min, and was released in 2010.
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