THE FLASK (Australian short film - war)
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- In a bloody battlefield near Menin Road, France 1917, an Australian and German soldier come face to face with each other in a muddy bomb-crater...
...only one of them will leave the hole alive.
In a different time and place, could enemies be friends?
Written and Directed by Peter Welman
Copyright 1999 "wunnawellysfilms" (Peter Welman)
Official Selection 2000 St Kilda Film Festival - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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I've visited Ypres .
It was very emotional.
So many young lives lost in all that horror.
R.IP
Thanks for watching Patricia
So have I. British army took our platoon over from Pirbright during basic training. Sooo many graves. You do not realise the scale of the deaths until you visit the military cemeteries'. Plus the 54,000 missing Commonwealth names at the Menin gate. That's just the Allies. Truly an emotional journey, that trip to Ypres (known as wipers during the great war) for Ainse platoon, Guards training coy in 2001. We were one of the last Guards platoons to train at Pirbright, before All training for the Guards division got conducted at Catterick. Also last platoon to pass out of Helles barracks before guards training coy moved across the road to Vimy. So passed out, had the pissup with the familys then back to scrub the block in twos, steaming drunk most of us. I witnessed 9/11 in Helles naafi. That's my story of the Guards training companies 2001/2.
Brought tears to my eyes ! I should think that there were similar compassionate incidents that happened in reality during the horrors of WW I. A moving, effective minature of a film.
Thanks so much. Yes I'm sure there was.
I watch this every Remembrance Day without fail. Lest We Forget.
Thanks Darrin
The madness of war. Top viewing. Thanks for posting. From the old Aussie.
+Kingmick58 Thank you for your kind words.
What a powerful film. It moved my heart. Outstanding. Thank you for making and posting this film. I won't forget it.
+Eric Lynch, CIO Copywriter . Hi Eric, thanks so much for your thoughtful comment. It means a lot to get such a positive feedback - my sincere thanks. Pete
amazing..the handshake killed it.
Very nicely done. I have been on Ypres battlefield tours, my extended family lost a member in the Great War. Very emotional. What you have created is a great piece of work in my opinion. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks Steven, very kind of you to say. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Pete
Every bit as good as "All Quiet on The Western Front".
Wow Paul, high praise. Not sure it's up there with that, but I certainly love "All Quiet On The Western Front", - it had a big impact on me and am sure there's inspiration in there from that film.
Queensland much like South Australia had a large number of people of German ancestry. I would love one of those irony moments where the protagonists both realise that they have far more in common than what they first realise. A German pilot in WW1 listed his birth place as Harkaway (a German settlement) in Victoria. At some point, his parents evidently decided to return to Germany. Stories from those types of angles intrigue me greatly.
Yes Vic, a very good idea. I remember looking at a WW1 Memorial in Hahndorf, SA (the name says it all) and the number of young men with very German names who had paid the ultimate sacrifice for their new country was incredible.
Pete Welman Yes, I have seen the Hahndorf memorial. With names like "Klose" - ie: the same surname from the same region (nowadays in Poland) where Miroslav Klose hails from. Stories from that angle are just waiting to be told. Well done overall.
If he was born in Australia and he went to Germany to us, he was a traitor and should be remembered as such.
@@combatwombat7114 his parents returned to Germany when the bloke was a kid. Traitor? Nope, just circumstances.
Some of my ancestors were German. Both were living in Australia at the time of both wars. One went from Queensland, the other went from WA. Both were related to each other with one in WA for work. I'm not too sure what happened to them over there though.
Geeze - I think I'll go gargle with razor blades.
I should note that I've looked on my wartime service with maybe too much pride, sort of trapped in that era. Films like this remind war is not a game. Just a back to back tragedy. Great film...very well done.
Ein überaus beeindruckender und sehr guter Film. Chapeau!
Thank you Walter.
Translation: "A very impressive and very good film. Chapeau"
Should be shown in all schools though out the world
But i am dreamin!!
but the modern kids wouldn't care
You can admire the beauty of this more because the German soldier
Managed to find happiness in the trenches and death, so even though they weren't able to shake hands, I feel that David really helped the medic have a smooth transition from life to his inevitable death
A very thoughtful and insightful observation from you - thankyou.
I would have liked to see him visiting the Germans grave, with the flask, at the end myself. But still;very good. film.
+jeffthornton. Yes, I love that idea too - good one. Thank you
jeffthornton most German soldiers buried by Allied side did not get individual graves, English even dug them up and reburied in mass graves, hundreds per plot.
He is an old man, the journey from Brisbane, (if hes still in that city) Australia could be a bit much for him, or even too expensive. I think it was done well enough, the fact he remembers is the important thing.
Vraiment très émouvant , nous n’oublierons jamais.
Thank you Frédéric for your kind words.
Thanks for sharing, great video !
Thanks Michael
Good movie, thank you.
Amazing! I wish this could of been a real movie! Fantastic job!
+matt koyle Thank you for your kind words.
10/10 will we ever learn.
a quality film by a TALENTED film maker.
Thanks Kenneth, very kind of you.
OUTSTANDING .
Thanks Ken
Thank you for such a well put together short film. I enjoyed watching it and also imagining what it was like for my ancestors during WW1. We are trying to put together something ourselves that celebrates their short lives in France 1916- 1918.
Hi William, Thanks for your kind words. I am glad you enjoyed it. I look forward to seeing your tribute. Cheers, Peter
well done , I just got shot watching what went down in that mud hole, the whole event as short as It was, was a powerhouse. nice work on this film.
What an amazing work! I really enjoyed it! The ending brought a tear on my eye, really touching...
WOW!
An impessive and very well done war short film that is not in need of pure and brutal action .
The Flask -as a title and as a symbol and as a relict- stands for a deeper content. The foe turns out to be another abused ...
Carl does not serve the Hollywood stereotype of the dumb and brutal German soldier that is well worth to be shot.
He is presented as a human being that is not addicted to homicide. Exeptional.....and delightful for me as a German!
Hi Consul607, I would have read your comment when you posted it originally, but I just read it again, so may I say thank you for your review. I am very happy that you enjoyed the portrayal of Carl, and that you liked what the film had to say. It is rewarding for me that you responded so positively to my short film. Thank you
well done... it was one of the best war short films
Thankyou mercy b - very much appreciated - thanks for watching, Pete
Thanks mercy b, very kind of you to say
@@petewelman I have seen many war short films on TH-cam
And I believe
This was one of the best
WOW!! Powerful.
Lest We Forget.
Thanks Adrian, much appreciated
Brilliant work
Great! Great! Fantastic!
Thankyou
What a film. ❤️👍 The acting and set up is extremely professional. Such a tradgedy that so many lives were wasted on this horrifying war. Extremely true how these two men could very well have been mates just a few years prior to conflict. 😓❣️
Thanks Julz XD, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
Best thing ever made me cry
Outstanding video, outstanding story. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Thanks jmfa57 for your kind words. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Pete
Thanks jmfa57
21 likes one of which is mine from 3,259 views. Says so much about humanity, as does this film.
excellent
People don't realize how much Australia helped during ww1
zonty89 we really won the war for the allies
Obviously the glorious country of America swooped in and saved everyone. Just like in WW2
DETECTIVE BEAR yeah that's the one
Australia won the war
Delusional
disoriented1
Ahhhh
Only the nazis fought in WW2 then?
Wrong, in both WW1 and WW2 it were Germans doing the fighting and atrocious murdering, in both wars.
Although the second one was the worst.
Mea Culpa..Germans....in the Second World War..
teamwork makes the dreamwrok
Well done!!
Thankyou
Well done. Very touching.
Thanks Daniel
A RAELLY GREAT FILM!!!... GREETINGS FROM GUADALAJARA, JALISCO. MÉXICO 🇲🇽
Thanks Joselo. G'Day from Australia!
@@petewelman this was a really great short film mate.
The Likely Lads Productions Thanks! Much appreciated
well done.....well done....
+YoungFilmProductions Thank you
I'm from Brisbane too
Absolutely fantastic!!!
Thank you very much
this was an amazing short film and think more people should see this.
Thanks PattyP38_, very kind of you. Feel free to 'share'. Cheers, Pete
@@petewelman i will and keep it up mate
Appreciate the upload thank you
beautiful work.
Bravo!
Thanks
POWERFULL
Thanks scoobbbbbydo
This is a beautiful short film. Good work!
+km09km08 Thank you, that is very kind of you.
Awesome quote at the beggining
Thanks. It is a quote from Bob Dylan.
Very good
Thanks Justin
Thanks Justin
very nice touching story
+Ryley W Thanks very much Ryley.
Excellent !
reminds me of Johnny Got His Gun
+mihy26 Thankyou
how? joe bonham has no face or limbs
Amazing
2 minutes into it it's pretty damn good mate
Thanks mate
very well done.
+Florence Mccamy - Thank you Florence
Good Nice
Awesome Film!!
+AwesomeGamerBoy Thanks! Very kind of you to say.
Hermosa escena... Subtítulos en Español por favor...
Just for the touching story, I subscribed, keep up the good work.
+Society 1 games Thank you very much for your kind words.
zonty89 thanks im aussie
thank you for your video.
+Nguyễn Anh Qúy Thank you for watching.
Well done mate
+bns246 Thank you
This was a very good short film
Thank you
Love it
Thanks Patrick
Cool
STRALIA! F*** YEA!
The australian looks like a young willem dafoe
Yes, he does. That wasn't intentional but was perhaps subconscious.
+Peter Welman What was the budget for this ??
+shitchops I think the budget for this was about $AU7000. Like most student films a lot of stuff was beg, borrowed or stolen (not so much of the stolen).
Peter Welman Amazing.. i thought it would have been alot more, well done to you and your team.. legit production quality sir
+shitchops Thanks mate, very kind of you.
nice film mate!
Always good to hear from another Welly! Thanks mate.
powerfull message
+1990pommie Thankyou very much
Nice
Hell yes, they were an integral part of the allied war effort! How about Gallipoli.
A scene from All Quiet on the Western front.
Should rename it all quiet on the wynum front
This is the REAL WAR, PAINFUL. And not like the allies movie shit who add propaganda everywhere. The movie really make me feel strong emotions, and brought me a lot of tears.
I have given this a like but it makes sad he waste
The only army to NOT shoot so called cowards, or, shell shocked soldiers, England, and France did . I knew some anzac s in Iraq 04 , medical teams in balad, c.a.s.f. good people.
Good story of mate ship
Thanks Paddy, Pete.
low budget but a tpuching story
Thanks Kai
Pete Welman you're welcome :) keep up the good work
y u gotta make me cry.
+Loser Bro Productions . Sorry, and thanks
Australia forever!!!
👍👍
Rip Carl
This is very sad
did the picture get mirrorred somehow? guys are crossing themselves with their left hands, from their right to left?.. 1:42
Hard to watch poor Carl im sure there were people in the war like that on both sides so sad provokes you feelings
Yes Dario, for sure. Thanks for watching
At 10:25 you can see the blanks being run through the maxim machine gun
nice but i want the somme or verdun or ypres
Is that Sandgate at the start?
The memorial was at Tingalpa, and the old man with the bench seat and the tracking shot and wide shot of the battle field were at Wynnum foreshore.
@@petewelman Marvelous. Love your work mate, keep it up.
cool! how did you capture the audio?
Hi, the audio was recorded using DAT (Digital Audio Tape).
thank you! what about the mics? oO
Giancarlo Cadengue Hi, all boom miked with Sennheiser microphones. Tristan Taylor was the Sound Designer, and the Sound Recordists were Jong Hoon Kim and Pia Dorer.
hi, thank you very much :)
Australian as well as German Soldiers have Females in there ranks. CAN YOU SPOT THEM?
If not look under the list of actors
how do you do the explosions ?
isaac briones Hi Isaac,From memory, the armourer we used for the film in controlled settings used a flash pot that when electrically set off - pushed compressed air out of the pot. Sitting in the pot was a powder mix that I believe included dry cement powder that looks awesome when sent into the sky.
Ok thank you ☺
+Peter Welman plus you throw a few body parts and you got a great show
i think most people commenting here r missing the point if the video.
im germaaaaaaaaaaan wohoooooooooo
Menin Road in Belgium. Ypres Salient. Not France!
+21566stan Hi 21566stan, yes, so very sorry. Our military advisor/costumier gave me that information which unfortunately wasn't checked. Will look at re-doing the title if possible.
Pete Welman, you still have not changed the wrong information in the title.
commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_the_battle_on_the_Menin_Road,_France,_1917.jpg
Sad
Why the hell did these guys fight an absurd war wanted by the Europeans 10,000 miles from their home?
Most young Australians and their parents (who were most likely born in the UK), felt more "British" than Australian and as such felt compelled to their duty to the "Mother Country", a concept we are so removed from now we can't begin to comprehend. Also for those young people the sense of "adventure" and travel to the other side of the world, without the fear or knowledge we now have of the horrors of war.
So sad
Thanks Trick
Ypres is in Belgium, not France.
Yes, a regretful mistake that wasn't picked up until too late unfortunately. My sincere apologies to our Belgium friends
commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_the_battle_on_the_Menin_Road,_France,_1917.jpg
Çanakkale geçilmez.!!!!!!
I'm australian