The Trench

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THE TRENCH:

In the summer of 1916, the British Army

in northern France, was preparing to...

... most offensive

WWI.

As hundreds of thousands of soldiers in

the rear awaiting the order to attack, ...

. . a number of smaller force occupied

place in the front line trenches

June 29, 1916

Somme Valley

Two red jacks and a lady in red.

Double Pay

I want to see them. . Queen and spades

- I cover... it's me again

Billy, you have some water

wonderful for us?

Nice and clean, is not it?

It's the best

can get. ?

Do you have any news?

- Have you seen my brother?

In Park Lane.

Do you have any sugar?.

With greetings Sergeant

- Good job, Billy.

So When did it begin?

I have no idea

They look like sardines in the reserve trenches

But do not say nothing.

It's something I've never seen.

Men and women...

That's right...

- Now that's a kick, yes. .

Dirty Liar!

- I tell you!

They did actually. You could see everything. ?

And that was sold to

- Ten pounds per photo.

So a man and a woman were

to do so and were photographed...

It bestial... ...

- Nobody does. Liar.

And if someone gives you 100 pounds

a whore to do?

See?

Then I have to cover my face

-Entomces pay it easily. .

Callensen damn!

Good morning, Sergeant

- Take care, Dennis. .

Hi, guys.

Sergeant...

Did you get Entoces buy?

- No, they were too expensive, but...

... I have some

- Mostralas!

Yes Teach them, liar.

But you have to pay for it

a penny.

And I want the money before

-. We will, Billy.

If no value,

I want my money back.

Let's see them

Carefully!

Go passing them

This is beautiful

-Pasamelas Macfarlane

Eddie, look at this

It looks exactly the same to that...

- Very nice to be a whore?.

No, who looks

pensalo?

If supieraz who is?...

- That girl. !!

That girl in the post office

What do you think?

I swear

No, it probably is

It looks like her.

What was he doing?

- No idea

Time passed, honey.

Comes an officer!

- Keep them. .

At rest.

Can I talk to you, Sergeant?

It has been postponed.

For a day or two

And we have to stay here.

Here?

Oh Jesus Christ!

And the rest of the battalion?

- Backup?

They will come tonight and need to keep the line

until they arrive. .

That will be just before the attack

- Other two nights?

But we will be with the first wave

We are the third wave.

But that's not what they said...

- I told them that we wanted

Very emphatically.

But they say that we are well

provided hot food and stuff.

What do you think?

- The third wave, said. / / - If

Supplies will come

Well

Well...

Fix this mess

- What mess, Sergeant?

That f***ing mess!

What measuring tools...

I'm sick of digging in this way

- What the f*** is wrong with you animals'

Always doing sh*t hole

What war!

A side. Free way!

Care back there... . Out of the way.

Engineers.

Give me a hand.

The guys are the experts. .

They are good men, but

- The salt of the earth.

They seemed very happy

Macfarlane and Daventry, your turn.

Move it

F*** them. Go to sleep

-. Thank you, Sergeant.

One up, one down. Alternatively.

Thank you very much.

So bad it is, Lieutenant.

Anyway nice

I would like a sandwich

No matter what, except... .

Canned meat

- I seek, Lieutenant.

I think there is Sardines.

Thank you!

Macfarlane, keep your head down.

Listen.

Do not smoke, do not sleep

Sergeant?

How far they are from us

because I see nothing?.

Approximately 400 yards

But keep your eyes open

Last night, shot nine times

Fired?

- Snipers.

Why do you think the trenches

are so deep?

There is a sniper gun pointing to the peephole

If you see a move, shoot

Therefore it is very important...

So do not do anything stupid. .

Okay Sergeant

Links are the Scots who

are right on our right

That's all you need to know.

Sergeant?

When... when expected

the attack?

I'll let you know with

advance.

Billy... carefully

Daventry!

Daventry!

- Yes

How are you?

I can not be better.

I would not be anywhere else.

And you, how are you?

Want to relieve you?

I have to pee

- So. ?

What's the problem?.

I do not know where to do it

- In the trench, no one will notice.

I promise I will not tell

All right.

I will in a moment.

Very noble of you

How long have

Tommy was killed?.

Since December 1914

- Yes, now I remember.

God, it's been almost two years.

It was ten days before Christmas.

How... ?

How was he really dead?

I have curiosity.

It was by an artillery shell

It exploded on top of it.

I went to see their companions.

I talked to them after

and was told that Tom...

... Completely disappeared

He was gone.

Completely

Well, almost completely...

All they found

all small remnants...

They gathered in a sock

- Damn!

Why do you think so many Germans killed

as I can?

When we attack kill

all that we can... By Tom.

zEnterraron the sock?

- What sock?.

This sock where all the rest of it?

- Do not know. Why do. ?

In a normal burial?

- Do not know. Why?

So worth the effort.

Daventry?

Daventry!

What is it?

- I heard something...

Probably one of us

- I heard German voices.

Billy. You hear those explosions?

Do not be stupid

- That bombing runs for five days. .

Thousands and thousands of shells fall

in the German trenches / / z Then?

So if you're a German...

... with all those explosions, z'd

walking in no man's land?

Not

... . Probably not.

Go to sleep, Macfarlane.

At six hours we will be ready.

Nothing to report, Sergeant

He is calm.

See you later, Daventry.

Yes, see you later.

How are you?

Here you go,

Thanks

Well Anything new?

- All quiet.

Most sleep

Want a drink

against cold Sergeant?

I am a teetotaler, I promised.

This is beautiful. Very good.

Admirable.

I do not understand how you can, Sgt.

Do not condemn anyone. Do not judge others

who drink...

... Just not for me.

I like to take something from time to time

In the early morning hours. .

Prevents me crazy

- What is good... .

What is good for one... .

... is another man's poison

- Yes

Of course.

Well, I go to sleep

You... ?

I'll do a round

And then go to the reserve trench. .

Tomorrow will be a long day, we must

keep them busy. . Do not let them inactive.

I'll see that this is

- Well, good night.

Eddie, what time is it?

- Too late for me to wake up

Sorry

ZESA girl?

The post office.

Have you ever talked to her?

Sometimes

Billy, I'm exhausted.

How old was he?

I do not know...

nineteen or twenty years. .

It's bigger than us...

- Think do with it?

Did she do not mean

not married?

Good night.

Where did they come from?

- Damn it. Liverpool was.

Liverpool was Irish

It's all I know. . I kept making you the idea

Liverpool Irish girl?

Nearly 19 years...

Billy.

Do not you...

Do you worry about being killed

Course

Duermete

Because I think you could

have saved

No. Like I had recruited

But you're a minor.

You had a waiver of a year.

Not while you're here.

Honestly I do not want to lose.

Not for the world

Thank you.

Good evening, Ed

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