The Trenches
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.
Top Billed Cast
Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier
Soilder
Marc-André Bélanger
Voice
David Laurin
Voice
Martin Watier
Voice
Patrick Chouinard
Voice
Featured Crew
Claude Cloutier
Director
Olivier Calvert
Sound Designer
Marc Bertrand
Producer
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Geoffrey Mitchell
Recording Supervision
Geoffrey Mitchell
Music Editor
Diane Régimbald
Administration
Claude Cloutier
Script
José Heppell
Editor
Denis Pilon
Online Editor
Francesca Chamberland
Costume Design
Sylvie Charbonneau
Costume Design
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