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The War Below

"Hope runs deep."

2021 1h 37m EN
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6.6
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During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

β€œHope runs deep.”

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Behind the camera

Director
J.P. Watts
Writers
Thomas Woods, J.P. Watts
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M β€” micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J.P. Watts, shot by Nick Cooke. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anne Kulonen. Worth a dedicated listen after β€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sam Hazeldine and Tom Goodman-Hill and Kris Hitchen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hope runs deep.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10381014 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J.P. Watts directs. Nick Cooke behind the camera. Anne Kulonen scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Shot for just $0.7M β€” micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 2Released 5 years ago.
  • 3Directed by J.P. Watts, shot by Nick Cooke. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Anne Kulonen. Worth a dedicated listen after β€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Sam Hazeldine and Tom Goodman-Hill and Kris Hitchen carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Hope runs deep.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt10381014 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 74 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Nick Cooke
Original score
Anne Kulonen
Production design
Caroline Steiner
Costume design
Oliver Cronk
Runtime
97 min Β· 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$653,095
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
M

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Production companies

Who made it

  • VI

    Vital Pictures

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerBrad Friedlander
  • ProducerWilliam Knochel
  • Co-Executive ProducerGrace Hartley
  • Supervising Sound EditorSusan Pennington
  • ProducerLuis Guerrero
  • Set DecorationEmily Moitoi-Sturman
  • Costume DesignOliver Cronk
  • ProducerChris Lemos
  • Co-ProducerKevin Casebier
  • Co-Executive ProducerDavid Kirkup
  • Production DesignCaroline Steiner
  • Art DirectionLucy Gahagan
  • Line ProducerAlexandra Breede
  • Co-Executive ProducerMark Jacobs
  • Second Assistant DirectorPaul Morris

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Digital2022-01-01M

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International titles

  • Π’ΠΎΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Ρ‘ΠΉRU
  • The War BelowUS
  • εœ°δΈ‹ζˆ˜δΊ‰CN

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