In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.
Production
Trench set so authentic you'll smell the rot.
Practical Effects
Gore effects that make you grateful for CGI's absence.
Director
MJ Bassett
Jamie Bell
Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Pvt. Colin Chevasse
Laurence Fox
Capt. Bramwell Jennings
Dean Lennox Kelly
Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht
Friedrich
Kris Marshall
Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson
Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'Conor
Anthony Bradford
Matthew Rhys
Cpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy Serkis
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Hugo Speer
Sgt. David Tate
Pavel Tesař
Mudman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MJ Bassett's directorial debut, shot in authentic Czech trenches built for a previous WWI production.
The film flopped in 2002 but found its audience among horror fans who recognized it as a spiritual cousin to 'The Bunker' and 'R-Point'—part of a forgotten subgenre of war-horror hybrids.
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