The Trenches
2010, French. Directed by Claude Cloutier.
This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.
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- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 June 2010
- Original title
- La Tranchée
- Country
- Canada
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The Trenches runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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The Trenches isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Trenches?
If you liked The Trenches, try The Breadwinner, Ethel & Ernest, 1917.
Who directed The Trenches?
The Trenches (2010) was directed by Claude Cloutier and stars Gabriel Boileau-Cloutier, Marc-André Bélanger, David Laurin.