1917

1917

A spring-like day on a quiet, flower-cover­ed field in nor­t­hern France: two young British sol­diers are res­t­ing in the tall grass, the war seems far away on this day – but appearan­ces are decep­ti­ve. Schofield and Blake, bare­ly out of their teens, are given a life-threa­tening mis­si­on: an embas­sy must be deli­ver­ed through ene­my ter­ri­to­ry to pre­vent a mas­sacre. With every step they take through tren­ches, aban­do­ned farms and des­troy­ed vil­la­ges, the bru­ta­li­ty of war beco­mes more tan­gi­ble. The film 1917, mas­terful­ly direc­ted by Sam Mendes and car­ri­ed by a den­se, atmo­sphe­ric sound design, is an inten­se por­trait of a time about fear, cou­ra­ge and gro­wing up under extre­me con­di­ti­ons. (SAC)