Middle Watch

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IMDB (30 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 12 mins
War, Thriller
Middle Watch

Overview:
As World War Two draws to a close, a sailor aboard ship in the Indian Ocean must do his duty. Watch must be kept, the horizon scanned for enemy craft and the bubble trails of deadly torpedoes fired from stealthy submarines. Haunted and scarred by conflict and the loss of fellow shipmates, our sailor's task is the Middle Watch, or the graveyard watch, as old mariners call it. But, as he goes about his duties, in the small hours of the morning, his routine is shattered by an encounter that could tip the balance of his delicate state of mind.

Status: Released (2022-10-04)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total
Screen:John Stevenson
Productions: Big Squid Ink, Punk Film, Soundsquare
Production Countries: Czech Republic, United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
Middle Watch
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Based on a true report from a sailor in the Indian Ocean, this short animated feature quite cleverly illustrates the tasks facing a watchman onboard ship in the middle of the night during WWII. Whether it be Nazi U-boats or giant sea creatures, we get a sense of the peril and emotion ....

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