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2002·Drama·1h 34m
7.0
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.
Directed by MJ Bassett
supernatural
assault
soldier
trenches
horrors of war
1910s

Cast

Jamie Bell
Jamie Bell
Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Rúaidhrí Conroy
Pvt. Colin Chevasse
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox
Capt. Bramwell Jennings
Dean Lennox Kelly
Dean Lennox Kelly
Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht
Torben Liebrecht
Friedrich
Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall
Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson
Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'Conor
Hugh O'Conor
Anthony Bradford
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Cpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Pvt. Thomas Quinn
Hugo Speer
Hugo Speer
Sgt. David Tate
Pavel Tesař
Pavel Tesař
Mudman

Crew

MJ Bassett
MJ Bassett
Director
MJ Bassett
MJ Bassett
Screenplay
Ivo Strangmüller
Ivo Strangmüller
Makeup Artist
Petr Drozda
Petr Drozda
Stunt Coordinator
Kate Barry
Kate Barry
Production Coordinator
Elisabeth Easther
Elisabeth Easther
Casting Assistant

Popular Reviews

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vlad dracula
vlad dracula
Deathwatch
what was that.
anyways, actors did a good job, but not for the whole time.
it was so dark, i couldn’t see the screen half the time.
some moment were hilarious, in a bad sense of the word, there isn’t supposed to be anything funny about the film with a main topic like that, but it genuinely made me laugh.
(that cgi, for fuck’s sake, I was just trying not to think about it) although, I must admit, it was gross and scary.
also what’s the meaning of that encounter underground?
what was that.
anyways, actors did a good job, but not for the whole time.
it was so dark, i couldn’t see the screen half the time.
some moment were hilarious, in a bad sense of the word, there isn’t supposed to be anything funny about the film with a main topic like that, but it genuinely made me laugh.
(that cgi, for fuck’s sake, I was just trying not to think about it) although, I must admit, it was gross and scary.
also what’s the meaning of that encounter underground?
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Neil
Neil
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Trench purgatory
Trench purgatory
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Tbreezy
Tbreezy
Deathwatch
Such a solid premise and a lot solid ideas here, but the execution couldve been better. fun watch.
Such a solid premise and a lot solid ideas here, but the execution couldve been better. fun watch.
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Portoroghi
Portoroghi
Deathwatch
WW1 has always been scarier to me than WW2. The idea of not knowing what’s over your head as you survive in a dug up hole is terrifying. While this has some amazing cinematography, felt like it didn’t sum up what the horror elements portrayed were. Didn’t know if it was about spirits, mental destruction, or something else. Fun film though.
WW1 has always been scarier to me than WW2. The idea of not knowing what’s over your head as you survive in a dug up hole is terrifying. While this has some amazing cinematography, felt like it didn’t sum up what the horror elements portrayed were. Didn’t know if it was about spirits, mental destruction, or something else. Fun film though.
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Portoroghi
Portoroghi
Deathwatch
WW1 has always been scarier to me than WW2. The idea of not knowing what’s over your head as you survive in a dug up hole is terrifying. While this has some amazing cinematography, felt like it didn’t sum up what the horror elements portrayed were. Didn’t know if it was about spirits, mental destruction, or something else. Fun film though.
WW1 has always been scarier to me than WW2. The idea of not knowing what’s over your head as you survive in a dug up hole is terrifying. While this has some amazing cinematography, felt like it didn’t sum up what the horror elements portrayed were. Didn’t know if it was about spirits, mental destruction, or something else. Fun film though.
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