The Trench (1999)

This dramatization of the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 underscores the bitter loss of innocence of a group of idealistic young men, including 17-year-old Billy Macfarlane who's enlisted in order to be with his older brother, Eddie. But Eddie's sent home after being wounded, leaving his innocent brother behind to face the slow, inevitable countdown to the bloodiest massacre in British military history.
Cast and Information
Directed By: William Boyd
Written By: William Boyd
Starring: Daniel Craig, James D'Arcy, Ben Whishaw, Cillian Murphy, Danny Dyer, Julian Rhind-Tutt, CiarĂ¡n McMenamin, Paul Nicholls, Tam Williams
Genre: War