"With no actual lines spoken, this short is a beautifully framed one. The opening scenes in black white, particularly the very first with a solider during the first world war leaning on cracked trees, are like vintage photographs.
The story is simple: the solder sees a German shouting over the hunched form of someone digging. He shoots the German, and finds an enigmatic gas mask attired figure. He protects the figure as more soldiers appear, lots of close shots and cross-hair POV give a sense of immediate danger and claustrophobia, all to a discordant and unnerving piano score.
There are lots of lingering scenes that let you stew in the moment, especially the finale, which has a shot of the soldier with us unsure on the fate of the woman he faces, the anxiousness for a reveal kept to the final shot"
- 7/10
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