The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →The direction is assured — the director controls pace and space with a sense of knowing why each scene belongs here.
Watches evenly. No lows, no revelations. But there's dignity in the craft — and it's present here.
A wide audience will appreciate it. Especially those who love the genre.
Director: William Boyd
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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with someone who likes to talk about cinema after. Good backdrop for a quiet evening.
Daniel Craig
Sgt. Telford Winter
Danny Dyer
Lance Cpl. Victor Dell
James D'Arcy
Pte. Colin Daventry
Paul Nicholls
Pte. Billy Macfarlane
Julian Rhind-Tutt
2nd Lt. Ellis Harte
Ciarán McMenamin
Pte. Charlie Ambrose
Cillian Murphy
Rag Rookwood
Ben Whishaw
Pte. James Deamis
Adrian Lukis
Lt. Col. Villiers
Tam Williams
Pte. Eddie Macfarlane
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