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Trench, The

Trench, The

Suitable For 15 Years And Over.Info Stars: Paul Nicholls, Daniel Craig, Danny Dyer, Julian Rhind-Tutt, James D'Arcy, Tam Williams

Director: William Boyd

Summary: This drama is set in the 48 hours during the lead up to the Battle of the Somme. The story is seen through the eyes of 17 year old Bill MacFarlane as he faces up to his responsibilites.

THE TRENCH tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines. At the center of the troops is 17-year-old Billy MacFarlane (Paul Nicholls), who alongside his older brother, Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. Like their fellow squad members, they are boys dressed as men. Their survival is in the hands of war-hardened Saergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and bookish Lieutenant Hart (Julian Rhind-Tutt). However, when word comes that the squad will join the first wave of the attack, they all face an equal fate.
Novelist and screenwriter William Boyd's directorial debut steers clear of epic pronouncements about the pointlessness of war. Instead, he illuminates in glowing detail the characters perched at the edge of the abyss. With a minimum of bloodshed, the movie seeks to capture a momentous event through a narrow lens. Watching the men march stiffly into battle, it becomes clear there is no such thing as "modern" warfare.

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Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Special Features: Featurette, Interviews, Behind The Scenes
Year: 1999
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Runtime: 112 minutes
Certification: Suitable For 15 Years And Over.
Catalogue Number: E D V 9071
Keywords: General, Drama, Trench
Genre: Drama

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