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'A War Story' (2013)
DIRECTOR: Tom Day
WRITER: Danny Ord
PRODUCER: Ian Packard
RUN TIME: 00:16:36
SHOT ON: Red Epic
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Alexander talks with his mother, Edith, in his bedroom.
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Recruiting officer and Drill Sergeant sign up young men for war.
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Alexander, Dietmar and Edith have dinner together.
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Alexander standing in line at the Recruiting Station.
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Edith comes into the workshop where Alexander and Dietmar are working on the chair.
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Alexander at work on the chair in the workshop.
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Alexander at his desk in his bedroom.
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Local boys from the village flee after attacking the laundry.
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Alexander and young men from his village about to commence training.
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Recruitment officer taking a note of Dietmar's complaint.
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The drill sergeant with the unit in full uniform.
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A proud Dietmar and Edith spend their last supper together with Alexander.
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Dietmar talks to the drill sergeant as Alexander leaves the house.
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Alexander leaves home to go to war.
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Alexander's letter to his family, written the day before going over the top.
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Alexander and Dietmar's chair stands completed in the workshop
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Here are some early drawings depicting how I initially pictured the main characters of the film produced shortly after first reading the script, and a couple of storyboards depicting key scenes. These drawings were produced after the major locations had been sourced, but before casting.
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The old croft as we found it, with overgrown grass and brambles, old farm equipment strewn around and rotten window frames, door frame and front door.
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Extent of damage to door frame and front door clearly visible in this photo.
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Rotten window in window frame.
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The bedroom in Mary Anne's Cottage as we found it upon arrival.
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The bedroom space as it appears in the final film.
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The dining room in Mary Anne's Cottage as we found it.
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The dining room as it appears in the final film.
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The old stone barn in Mary Anne's Cottage as we found it.
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The clearing in Dunnet Forest before set dressing.
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The original recruiting station now run by the Territorial Army as we found it.
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The hall as it appears in the final film.
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