Kamerad

The wirting of this story is so good, I was hooked to my screen the whole ~10minutes of the short film. I could have watched two more hours of this story easily. A historical war film that is yet still so accurate in its meaning. In my eyes a film about humanity, compassion, ethos, unfairness and obedience.

The cinematography adds to the story and is high class like a and gives a sense of reality.

The make-up, hairstyling and wardrobe have done such a good job, every detail is historically accurate and their work added even more believability, compassion and drama to the whole movie.

The fight scenes were really thought through and realistic for these guys who are tired from fighting the war, yet forced not to give up.

The acting was real. I could see the character's families waiting at home during the fight scenes. Not many words needed to be spoken to understand the seriousness of the moment and the depth of the character's pain. I could see where they came form and where they are going just by looking into their eyes.

That all comes from outstanding directing with in-depth knowledge and interest about actual events and a mind passionate for film with meaning to this world.

A real event. A story who seems so familiar, from other films where enemies in WWI or WWII must take the fair decision for survive and about the life of enemy.

But, in this case, the blue butterfly and the identity of Gefreiter are the powerful points of this short film reflecting the fears of both , the tension being well crafted and the performances are more than good ones.

But, when you discover the identity of character performed by Benjamin Schnau, recognizing the familiar traits from old photos, all is radical changed.

In short, more than a good film.

This short film absolutely blew me away. Not only was it able to captivate and intrigue my attention, it drew me in emotionally all the way up until the end with that twist. The production value, editing, makeup, costume, and acting is outstanding.

It was very entertaining to watch but also had an important theme about life and death and war and choosing to do the right thing as a human being.

The cinematography and direction made it feel like I was watching a scene from a feature film. I wanted more from the story and these characters. The way they were able to tell such a simple plot and then right at the last minute suprise me with who the solider is and leaving me wanting to stay within the storyline and wanted more from that world.

Great job overall. I would definitely watch it again. Congrats to the cast and crew for making such a brilliant movie. 👏 👏👏