Movie

The Woods Are Still Green

2014 · 107 min

A grim, claustrophobic war drama that immerses you in the desperate isolation and moral strain of two soldiers struggling to survive.

Overview: A story about a group of Austria-Hungarian soldiers in the 1st World War. They hold an artillery post in the mountains on the southern front to Italy. The group is cut off from their own troops and under heavy artillery fire from the Italian. When the post receives a fatal direct hit from a shell, killing the comrades, private Jacob Lindner and the seriously injured captain Jan Kopetzky are the only survivors of the post. Jakob has to suffer the madness of this hellish war in all its human atrocities. Without care, help from the command, food and water, to survive becomes an existential challenge. The young soldier tries desperately with humanity and dignity to save his and the injured captains life.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, isolation, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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