Two soldiers on opposite sides find themselves alone in the woods in this short film by Petros Kioses. Check out the review after the jump.
World War 2 is over. Newspapers offer up headlines stating that the Germans are now retreating after the atrocities. A bearded soldier wakes up in a forest and, after gathering himself and taking a drink from his flask, proceeds to navigate amongst the trees. He soon comes across a German soldier, injured and crawling in the grass. 
It seems like the news of the war ending hasn’t reached the soldier, as he looks ready to kill the German but, after he is shown a photograph of the German’s family, he decides otherwise and sits him up against a tree.
I’m not going to spoil any of the rest, as I believe you should watch it for yourself.
The film has some brilliant cinematography. The look of the woods, costumes and newspapers all look spot on, one gripe would be that I feel, for the tone of the film, too much light was used. The tale is a dark and sombre one, and a dark colouring would have been perfect.
Although, without credits, the film is only five minutes long, Petros Kioses has done a very good job and we’ll be interested in seeing what he does next.
Check out the film below for yourself.
