SummaryFocusing on an idealistic group of young World War One soldiers, this film dramatizes the forty-eight hours preceding the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
Directed By:William Boyd
Written By:William Boyd
The Trench
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58
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
58
44% Positive
4 Reviews
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70
The acting, by a large cast of little-known young Brits chewing on South London accents like dog bones, is uniformly splendiferous.
70
Soberly and intelligently examines the fear, frustration, anxiety, animosity and boredom of waiting to advance into the terrifying other world that lies over the lip of the trenches.
63
By the time they're ready to leave their trench, we're not at all ready to see them go.
60
What lifts The Trench above the run of the mill is the intensity of its disgust.
60
Boyd would be smart to add a little sound and fury next time around. War is hell, after all.
50
The acting is solid, but Tony Pierce-Roberts's unimaginative camera work falls short of his highest standard.
50
Boyd brings no new insights to this drama of men in a confined space, a situation that's been the basis for many powerful war films.
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Production Company:
- Portman Entertainment Group
- Skyline Films
- British Screen Productions
- Arts Council of England
- Blue PM
- Bonaparte Films
- Canal+
- Galatée Films
Release Date:Nov 22, 2000
Duration:1 h 38 m
Tagline:It is a place 8ft wide, 600 miles long, man-made and God-forsaken.
Awards
Annonay International Festival of First Films
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
