Visual yet haunting masterpiece!

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2020)

A relatively simple story, 2 men have to get a message across enemy lines to stop a battalion from advancing into a trap on April 6th 1917 during World War 1.
However the one shot structure, brings you right into the trenches with them, and you get to witness all the small changes in facial expressions, that convey far more accurately than words how they are feeling as they face unusual and daunting circumstances.
The cinematography is exceptional, as is the recreation of the trenches and no-mans land. There is almost constant tension throughout the film, which keeps you on your seat just expecting something awful to happen to our characters at every turn.
A fantastic depiction of the chaos of war and the cheapness with which human life can be discarded and at the same time, the huge efforts that can be taken to preserve it. It has certainly reignited my interest in the history of the First World War, and will be reading up on it ASAP!
A triumph, well worth seeing, you won't be disappointed!