Ten minutes. One rifle. Zero mercy. This war short will wreck your afternoon.
A short but harrowing look at the horrors of war and how the smallest of errors can have tragic consequences as two British paratroopers land in Nazi-occupied Sicily (beautifully filmed in and around Victoria Gate in Valletta) in 1943.
Cinematography
Valletta's limestone streets become suffocating death trap.
Acting
Mifsud's panic-sweat performance in wordless final minutes.
Director
David Serge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director David Serge filmed in his hometown Valletta, using the actual Victoria Gate where his grandfather witnessed wartime executions.
The title refers to the Lee-Enfield .303 rifle, standard British issue whose 10-round magazine mirrors the film's runtime—a structural choice Serge called 'loading tragedy like bullets.'
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