After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive—without leaving another man behind. Inspired by the real-life diary entries of local ANZACs, the feature film details the untold story of some of Australia’s greatest military victories.
Practical Effects
Real WA locations standing in for France—no green screens in sight.
Acting
Levi Miller ages ten years in every trench scene.
Production
Shot on a shoestring budget that puts Hollywood war porn to shame.
Director
Jordon Prince-Wright
Levi Miller
Jim Collins
Travis Jeffery
Thomas Nickels
Ed Oxenbould
Don
Stephen Peacocke
Cpl Beale
Myles Pollard
Sgt Beaufort
Tim Franklin
Big Tooth
Jordan Dulieu
Ned Wright
Darren Jasper
Anzac Soldier
Oscar Millar
Hammond
Lawrence Murphy
Charlie
Isaac Davies
The Bloody Digger
Noah D'Annunzio
Photographer
Peter Sullivan
Archie
Robbie Anderson
Anzac Soldier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jordon Prince-Wright crowdfunded this after studios told him 'Australian war films don't sell'—then shot it in his hometown of Toodyay.
The ANZAC legend has been mythologised for a century; this film deliberately strips away the glory to show frightened boys in holes.
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