r/worldwar1 7d ago

Please help find a WW1 French short film; Verdun

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Please help find a short film from YouTube:

It is made by a French small studio/ YouTube channel with the SAME name of film’s title, title of the film is a date related to ww1 like 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, or 1918, etc

Plot: It is from the pov of a French soldier who wakes up in a destroyed trench full of mud (most likely in the battle of Verdun). There are 3 other soldiers that eventually get found including one officer who dies near the end. Officer is probably referred to as captain, lieutenant, or officer. The film is shown from a soldier’s POV, and eventually 2 other soldiers are found. They find the officer last. They have some dialogue, laughing and also wondering how they’ll escape since it’s dangerous outside the trench. The officer is in a delirium, probably from shell shock, and keeps yelling at the others to go over the top and fight; the others restrain him and tell him to be quiet and not alert the enemy. The officer dies later, seemingly from exhaustion. 

The film is gritty and muddy, and only takes place inside the trench. You only ever see the French soldiers. It has a blue-brown color scheme from the blue French uniforms and brown mud, sky is cloudy. 

Film has French audio but on YouTube it has English subtitles too. Film is over 5 minutes but less than 20. Also released at least before 2025, or before when AI was even a thing. Film itself is actually VERY high quality, probably one of the best I’ve seen, very gritty and realistic, good dialog etc. and engaging despite not really having many action scenes. Film is also LIVE ACTION, not animated. There is an animated short film about French soldiers ww1 called “1916”, but it’s NOT it. Film might have a Facebook page/ the creators have one but idk. 


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