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.
Stars: Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier, Marc-André Bélanger, David Laurin, Martin Watier, Patrick Chouinard, Alexandre Fortin
Crew: Claude Cloutier (Director), Claude Cloutier (Animation), Claude Cloutier (Script), José Heppell (Editor), Olivier Calvert (Sound Designer), Francesca Chamberland (Costume Design)
Country: Canada
Language: English, Français
Studio: ONF | NFB
Runtime: 6 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 02, 2010
IMDb: 4.4
