Two soldiers, one hole, zero subtitles—your heart won't need a translator.
In World War I, a Canadian soldier finds himself trapped in a hole while the war carries on around him. There, he finds himself conversing with a German soldier trapped in an adjacent crater, who reminds him of his own German heritage. While tensions are high, there’s a camaraderie there that can’t be denied.
Acting
Cormican and Hyder build entire histories in silence.
Direction
Cohen makes 16 minutes feel like a lifetime.
Sound
Distant artillery becomes its own character.
Director
Laurence Cohen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film deliberately avoids subtitles for German dialogue, forcing audiences into Will's disoriented perspective—understanding through emotion, not translation.
Shot on a shoestring budget in actual trenches built for a larger production, then abandoned—Laurence Cohen essentially found his set in a field.
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