the trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers in the summer of 1916 on the eve of the Battle of the Somme, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines. At the center of the troops is 17-year-old Billy Macfarlane (Paul Nicholls) who. alongside his older brother Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. Like their fellow squad members, they are boys dressed as men. Their survival is in the hands of war-hardened Sergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and bookish Lieutenant Harte (Julian Rhind-Tutt). However, when word comes that the squad will join the first wave of the attack, they all face an equal fate. STARRING Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace), Paul Nicholls (Harley Street), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Notting Hill), Danny Dyer (Age of Heroes), James D’Arcy (Into the Storm), Cillian Murphy (Inception), Ben Whishaw (The International) Portman Entertainment presents with the participation ot British Screen in association with The Arts Council ot England and Bonaparte Films Ltd. a Blue PM / Skyline Films I Galatee Films Co-production with the support ot Canalt The Trench Casting Mary Selway, Jennifer Duffy Costume Designer Lindy Hemming with David Crossman Make-Up & Hair Designer Ann Buchanan Production Sound Mixer Chris Munro Production Designer Jim Clay Director of Photography Tony Pierce-Roberts B.S.C. Editors Jim Clark, Laurence Mery-Clark Music Composed and Performed by Evelyn Glennie & Greg Malcangi Line Producer Mairi Bett Executive Producer Xavier Marchand Co-Producers Jacques Perrin, Christophe Barratier Producer Steve Clark-Hall Written and Directed by William Boyd • approx. 95 mins. col.