Stories from New Zealanders who served at Gallipoli during the First World War are brought to life in vibrant colour...
Stories from New Zealanders who served at Gallipoli during the First World War are brought to life in vibrant colour and graphic novel-like animation in this feature directed by Leanne Pooley (Beyond the Edge). Weaving together animated "interviews" based on the diaries, letters and memoirs of six people who fought, the film's stories cover war, friendship, loss and redemption.
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Where to watch 25 April
"Leanne Pooley took audiences to one of the (somewhat literal) peaks of New Zealand achievement with Beyond the Edge 3D. Now she takes us to the depths of our nation’s despair with animated ANZAC film 25 April. Powered by the memoirs of six real-life participants, the film uses actors in motion-capture suits to ‘perform’ the lines as if the characters were talking to the documentarian."
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Flicks
Flicks"An unoriginal idea and a terribly restrictive one."
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Stuff
Stuff"An innovative new telling of the timeless story... Enhanced by powerful imagery through clever illustration, these personal stories make for fascinating, affecting and necessary viewing."
—Stuff
Stuff"Eerie, humbling and moving."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald25 April | Details
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Documentary, War
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
