Attrition
Synopsis
In 1915, a young British soldier experiences the horror of the trenches. On the front line, he miraculously survives a bombing attack but loses the gas masks he was supposed to deliver to his regiment. The trench walls have collapsed, exposing the whole platoon, which is now trapped on the front line. Edwin Childs must gather the load of gas masks scattered in no-man's-land before the gas is released at dawn. Edwin is hiding a secret about his true abilities; he has a supernatural gift. He can heal wounds. With each scar, he sacrifices a part of himself to save lives.
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Actors (9)
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- Executive Producer : Arts Premiers
- Foreign production company : Artemisia Films Ltd
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Charles Paviot
- Screenwriter : Kelly Holmes
- Director of Photography : Alan Mclaughlin
- Music Composer : Éric Pilavian
- Assistant Director : Jonathan Sidwell
- Editor : Lucas Roche
- Sound Recordist : Calum Sample
- Costume designer : Jeffrey Michaels
- Foreign producer : Anne Beresford
- Assistant Operator : Nico Biarese
- Camera Operator : Alan Mclaughlin
- Production Manager : Benham Taheri
- Sound Editor : Calum Sample
- Production Designer : Mariano Quijada
- Special Effects : Perry Costello
- Visual effects : Steve Askey
- Make-up Artist : Emma Croft
- Sound Mixer : Karl Mainzer
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Fantasy, Bizarre
- Themes : War, History, Paternity, Encounters, Murder
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : France, Great Britain
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Great Britain)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 22 min 35 seconds
- Visa number : 149.399
- Visa issue date : 31/07/2019
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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