Deathwatch

"Deliver them from evil."

Dec 6 2002 R 1h 34m
Drama, Horror, Thriller

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.

Plot

In 1917, in the Western front, a group of survivors of the British Company Y reach the most forward German trench in a foggy night. They capture a German soldier that advises that evil is in the trench, forcing the soldiers to kill each other, and asks them to leave the place. Only the private Charlie Shakespeare listens and helps the prisoner, while a supernatural force scares and makes the soldiers insane.

Written by

M.J. Bassett

Directed by

M.J. Bassett

Cast

Jamie Bell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Mike Downey

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Portobello Pictures, Bavaria Film, Odyssey Entertainment, ApolloMedia, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), Q&Q Medien

Languages

English, Deutsch, Français, Polski

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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Deathwatch Trailer HD
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